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Associations between presence of Bartonella species deoxyribonucleic acid and complete blood cell count and serum biochemical changes in client‐owned cats

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 532-540, March 2022., 2022
Abstract Background Infection with Bartonella species is common in cats but reported effects of bacteremia on laboratory variables differ. Objectives Evaluate for associations between Bartonella bacteremia and CBC and serum biochemical changes in sick and healthy cats throughout the United States. Animals A total of 3964 client‐owned cats.
Maggie Williams, Sangeeta Rao, Jennifer Braff, Jesse S. Buch, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Michael R. Lappin   +5 more
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Risk factors of different hemoplasma species infections in cats [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research, 2016
Hemoplasma species (spp.) commonly cause infections in cats worldwide. However, data on risk factors for infections are limited. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hemoplasma spp. infections in cats in Southern Germany and to assess risk factors associated with infection.DNA was extracted from blood samples of 479 cats presented ...
Bergmann, Michèle, Englert, Theresa, Stuetzer, Bianca, Hawley, Jennifer R., Lappin, Michael R., Hartmann, Katrin   +5 more
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Molecular survey of hemotropic mycoplasmas in crab-eating raccoons (Procyon cancrivorus) in southern Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2023
Hemoplasmas are non-cultivable bacterial parasites of erythrocytes that infect domestic and wild animals, as well as humans. Their means of transmission and pathogenesis remain contentious issues and difficult to evaluate in wild animals.
Renata Fagundes-Moreira, Ugo Araújo Souza, Viviane Kelin de Souza, Nathalia de Bem Bidone, Joares Adenilson May-Júnior, Vinicius Baggio-Souza, Rodrigo Ávila Mendonça, Darwin Dias Fagundes, Cíntia de Lorenzo, Bárbara Schiller Wartchow, Eloiza Teles Caldart, Aline Girotto-Soares, Marcelo Meller Alievi, Stella de Faria Valle, João Fabio Soares   +14 more
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Prevalence of Hemoplasma spp. positivity in potential feline blood donors and study of the association with selected clinical variables. [PDF]

J Vet Intern Med
Abstract Background Hemotropic mycoplasmas, hemoplasmas, are epi‐erythrocytic parasitic bacteria that can be transmitted through blood transfusion. Objectives To study the prevalence of hemoplasma infection of potential feline blood donors and investigate the association between Hemoplasma spp.
Roels E, Debie C, Giraud S, Ferreira R, Gommeren K.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Risk of transmittable blood‐borne pathogens in blood units from blood donor dogs in Canada

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 1316-1324, May/June 2021., 2021
Abstract Background Canine blood donors can be infected by various vector‐borne or other pathogens that could be an important cause of morbidity and death in transfusion recipients. Hypothesis/Objectives To estimate and predict positivity to transmittable blood‐borne pathogens in blood units collected from blood donor dogs in Canada.
Charlotte Nury, Marie‐Claude Blais, Julie Arsenault   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Detection and Characterization of Hemotropic Mycoplasma in Assamese Macaques (Macaca assamensis) of Northern Thailand. [PDF]

Vet Med Int
Hemotropic mycoplasmas, also known as hemoplasmas, are parasitic bacteria that infect red blood cells, potentially leading to varying degrees of anemia across numerous mammalian species, including nonhuman primates. The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of hemoplasma infection and identify the species involved among free‐ranging Assamese
Rucksaken R, Kaewchot S, Jarudecha T, Vitithumakhun N, Niyomdham J, Ngamkala S, Sricharern W.   +6 more
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Prevalence and Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Mycoplasma bovis Isolates From Bulk Tank Milk of Dairy Farms in Tennessee, USA. [PDF]

J Vet Intern Med
ABSTRACT Background Mycoplasma bovis mastitis is an important disease of dairy cows that causes substantial economic losses. However, its prevalence in different states in the United States (US), including Tennessee, is not well known. Furthermore, recent studies showed a high prevalence of bovine hemotropic mycoplasmas in US dairy farms.
Gelgie AE, Gelalcha BD, Christensen D, Freeman T, Beever JE, Dego OK.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effect of Chronic Hemoplasma Infection on Cattle Productivity

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 2013
The present study evaluated the effect of hemoplasmosis on cattle productivity. Prevalence of bovine hemoplasma was examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using whole blood samples collected from 93 breeding cows and their 71 calves in Hokkaido, Japan.
TAGAWA, Michihito, YAMAKAWA, Kazuhiro, AOKI, Takahiro, MATSUMOTO, Kotaro, ISHII, Mitsuo, INOKUMA, Hisashi   +5 more
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A molecular study of hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) in cats in Iran [PDF]

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2014
BackgroundThree feline hemoplasma species are recognized: Mycoplasma haemofelis, ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’, and ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis’. These species can cause anemia in cats and have a worldwide distribution.ObjectivesThere was no previous information on hemotropic mycoplasma spp in cats in Iran and the Middle East. Accordingly,
Fereshteh Ghazisaeedi, Nahid Atyabi, Taghi Zahrai Salehi, GENTILINI, FABIO, Iraj Ashrafi Tamai, Hesam Akbarein, Séverine Tasker   +6 more
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What is your diagnosis? Hematology and blood smear of a dog

, 2023
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Volume 52, Issue S2, Page 93-96, May 2023.
Sandra Lapsina, Martina Stirn, Marilisa Novacco, Claudia Cueni, Marina L Meli, Regina Hofmann‐Lehmann, Barbara Riond   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source