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Prevalence of fleas and gastrointestinal parasites in free-roaming cats in central Mexico. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2013
The prevalence of fleas and gastrointestinal parasites in free-roaming and domestic cats in central Mexico was evaluated. Three hundred and fifty eight cats captured in the street or brought in by owners to the Animal Control Center Unit, a unit of State Government, from June 2010 to May 2011, were included in the study.
Cantó GJ   +5 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

The detection of Cytauxzoon felis in apparently healthy free-roaming cats in the USA

open access: yesVeterinary Parasitology, 2007
Cytauxzoon felis typically causes fatal disease in domestic cats. Survival after infection and persistent parasitemia without clinical illness has been documented in a few cases. To our knowledge there are no prevalence studies of C. felis in domestic cats. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of C.
Henry S Marr   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Population Dynamics of Free-Roaming Cats in Florida's Lee County

open access: yesUndergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two, 2010
We investigate whether the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program can be effectively used to control the population of free-roaming cats in Florida's Lee County.
Benjamin Taylor
doaj   +4 more sources

Assessing the extent and public health impact of bat predation by domestic animals using data from a rabies passive surveillance program

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Domestic animals can serve as consequential conveyors of zoonotic pathogens across wildlife-human interfaces. Still, there has been little study on how different domestic species and their behaviors influence the zoonotic risk to humans.
Amy G. Wilson   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Occurrence of antibodies anti-Toxoplasma gondii among sheltered and free-roaming cats within a university campus

open access: yesSemina: Ciências Agrárias, 2021
The present study aimed to assess anti-T. gondii antibodies in sheltered and free-roaming cats within a university campus that has an overlapping population of humans and livestock. A total of 51 cats were tested for anti-T.
Louise Bach Kmetiuk   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solutions-Based Approach to Urban Cat Management—Case Studies of a One Welfare Approach to Urban Cat Management

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Urban free-roaming cats create concern about their impacts on wildlife and human health, leading to the use of trap–adopt–kill methods to manage these populations.
Caitlin Crawford   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Veterinarians in Managing Community Cats: A Contextualized, Comprehensive Approach for Biodiversity, Public Health, and Animal Welfare

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Homeless cats are a major problem in Europe, with hundreds of thousands abandoned every year. While many die, others can adapt to a lifestyle of roaming freely and establish community cat populations that tend to cluster together in groups.
Octavio P. Luzardo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of infection and exposure in free-roaming cat populations in northern California and southern Texas

open access: yesJournal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2023
Objectives Leptospirosis is a re-emergent zoonotic bacterial disease associated with renal and hepatic injury. In free-roaming cats in some regions, a high prevalence of Leptospira antibodies has been identified, and pathogenic leptospires have been ...
Jamie F Sebastian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidance for management of free-roaming community cats: a bioeconomic analysis

open access: yesJournal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2021
Objectives This study used computer simulation modeling to estimate and compare costs of different free-roaming cat (FRC) management options (lethal and non-lethal removal, trap–neuter–return, combinations of these options and no action) and their ability to reduce FRC population abundance in open demographic ...
Valerie A Benka   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Serosurvey of Rickettsia spp. in cats from a Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2019
Rickettsia spp. bacteria are responsible for tick-borne diseases worldwide, mostly maintained by rickettsial amplifiers capybaras in Brazilian endemic areas.
Juliana Cristina Rebonato Mendes   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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