Prevalence of Cytauxzoon felis Infection-Carriers in Eastern Kansas Domestic Cats.

ABSTRACT: Cytauxzoon felis is a hemoprotozoal tick-transmitted pathogen of felids. Felids that survive acute disease often remain infected and serve as reservoirs for subsequent tick transmission to other susceptible felines. States adjacent to Kansas have identified C. felis-domestic cat carriers while statewide awareness and concern of cytauxzoonosis have increased. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of C. felis-carriers in the eastern Kansas domestic cat population using a sensitive quantitative PCR assay targeting the C. felis Cox3 mitochondrial gene. An overall C. felis infection prevalence of 25.8% was determined for asymptomatic domestic cats in eastern Kansas. Significantly more C. felis-carrier cats were identified in spring

SUBMITTER: Wikander YM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594093 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature