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Molecular detection of Anaplasma bovis, Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon felis in cats from Luanda, Angola [PDF]

Parasites and Vectors, 2018
Background Molecular identification of tick-borne pathogen infection in cats from Africa is scarce. The presence of bacterial (Anaplasma and Ehrlichia) and protozoal (Babesia and Hepatozoon) agents was investigated in blood samples from 102 domestic cats
Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Luís Cardoso, Gad Baneth   +2 more
exaly   +7 more sources

Screening of Domestic Cats from North-Eastern Hungary for Hepatozoon felis and Cytauxzoon europaeus That Cause Infections in Local Wildcat Populations [PDF]

Pathogens, 2023
Among vector-borne protozoa Hepatozoon felis and Cytauxzoon europaeus are considered emerging species in felids in Europe. To investigate the presence of these two protozoa 127 domestic cats and 4 wildcats were screened by PCRs targeting the 18S rRNA ...
Barbara Tuska-Szalay, Sándor A. Boldogh, Róbert Farkas, Luca Rompos, Nóra Takács, Viktor Beresnyák, Ádám Izsó, Jenő Kontschán, József Lanszki, Sándor Hornok   +9 more
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Geographical isolation and hyperendemicity of Hepatozoon felis: Epidemiological scenario in Skopelos, Greece, and phylogenetic analysis [PDF]

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Feline hepatozoonosis is a vector-borne disease caused by different species of the genus Hepatozoon, i.e. Hepatozoon felis, Hepatozoon silvestris and Hepatozoon canis. Knowledge on the biology, epidemiology and taxonomy of Hepatozoon spp.
Simone Morelli, Donato Traversa, Angela Di Cesare, Mariasole Colombo, Marika Grillini, Barbara Paoletti, Aurora Mondazzi, Antonio Frangipane di Regalbono, Raffaella Iorio, Chiara Astuti, Constantina N. Tsokana, Anastasia Diakou   +11 more
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Molecular detection of Hepatozoon felis in cats from Maio Island, Republic of Cape Verde and global distribution of feline hepatozoonosis [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Vector-borne diseases are emerging worldwide and have an important zoonotic relevance. In the last few years, the interest in vector-borne pathogens in cats has increased.
Cristina Pereira, João Pedro Maia, Ricardo Marcos, Camilla Luzzago, Pablo Puente-Payo, Paola Dall’Ara, Augusto Faustino, Stefania Lauzi   +7 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Coinfection with Trypanosoma evansi and Hepatozoon felis in a free-ranging jaguar (Panthera onca) in the Pantanal biome, Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Coinfection with Trypanosoma evansi and Hepatozoon felis represents a rare occurrence in wild felids, with no previous reports in Panthera onca. A free-ranging adult male jaguar weighing approximately 70 kg was examined after being rescued from wildfires
Brenda Maria Emanuela Silva Reis, Vithoria Eduarda Barboza Silva, Jordana Toqueto, Paloma Gabrieli da Silva, Stephanie Carrelo de Lima, Alda Izabel de Souza, Carlos Alberto do Nascimento Ramos   +6 more
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Molecular epidemiological study on ticks and tick-borne protozoan parasites (Apicomplexa: Cytauxzoon and Hepatozoon spp.) from wild cats (Felis silvestris), Mustelidae and red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in central Europe, Hungary

Parasites and Vectors, 2022
Background Among live wild mammals adapted to urban and peri-urban habitats in Europe, members of the families Felidae, Mustelidae and Sciuridae deserve special attention as pathogen reservoirs because all of these families include members that are kept ...
Sándor Hornok, Sándor András Boldogh, Jenő Kontschán   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Follow-up monitoring in a cat with leishmaniosis and coinfections with and ‘ Mycoplasma haemominutum’ [PDF]

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2017
Case summary A 6-year-old female neutered domestic shorthair cat from Cyprus was presented with multiple ulcerated skin nodules. Cytology and histopathology of the lesions revealed granulomatous dermatitis with intracytoplasmic organisms, consistent with
Charalampos Attipa, Kyriaki Neofytou, Christos Yiapanis, Pamela Martínez-Orellana, Gad Baneth, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Harriet Brooks-Brownlie, Laia Solano-Gallego, Séverine Tasker   +8 more
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Molecular detection and phylogeny of Hepatozoon species in a wide spectrum of hosts from northwestern China [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
BackgroundHepatozoon, an apicomplexan, mainly infects amphibians, reptiles and mammals, accidentally causes anemia and icterus in human. Large-scale investigation remains lack. This study examined the occurrence of Hepatozoon spp.
Xiaoshuang Han, Xiaoshuang Han, Shujie Wang, Shujie Wang, Ziheng Liu, Ziheng Liu, Xiaoping Yin, Weimin Xiahou, Quan Liu, Quan Liu, Feng Tian, Yuanzhi Wang, Yuanzhi Wang, Yuanzhi Wang, Xiaobo Lu, Xiaobo Lu   +15 more
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Molecular detection and characterization of Anaplasma phagocytophilum-related strains and Hepatozoon spp. in domestic cats in eastern Türkiye [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Tick-borne pathogens are increasingly recognized as important threats to veterinary and public health. However, the epidemiological role of cats in the transmission of Anaplasma phagocytophilum-related strains and Hepatozoon spp.
Omer Akgul, Bekir Oguz
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A first case of Hepatozoon infection in a wild Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) in Tokunoshima Island, Japan [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
We report the first confirmed Hepatozoon infection in a wild Amami rabbit, Pentalagus furnessi (Lagomorpha: Leporidae), an endangered species (IUCN Red List) native to the Amami Archipelago in southwestern Japan.
Tsumugi Saito, Honoka Noguchi, Toshihiro Tokiwa, Hisashi Yoshimura, Ryotaro Suzuki, Ryouta Torimoto, Taisei Shiraishi, Kana Matsumoto, Makoto Haritani, Masami Yamamoto   +9 more
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