Hepatozoon species infection in domestic cats: A retrospective study

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作者
Baneth, G [1 ]
Aroch, I [1 ]
Tal, N [1 ]
Harrus, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Sch Vet Med, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
关键词
Hepatozoon sp; cat; Hemobartonella felis; FIV; FELV;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00160-5
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 [理学]; 0710 [生物学]; 09 [农学]; 100103 [病原生物学];
摘要
Hepatozoon sp. is a protozoan parasite of peripheral blood neutrophils in cats. Feline hepatozoonosis has been reported infrequently and little is known about the pathogenesis of this infection. In order to further clarify clinicopathological characteristics of hepatozoonosis in domestic cats, a retrospecitve study of hepatozoonosis in cats admitted during 1989-1995 to the Hebrew University School of Veterinary Medicine was conducted. The study population comprised all the cats whose medical records included a complete blood count with a microscopical examination of a blood smear during this 7-year period (n=1229). Hepatozoon gametocytes were identified in seven cats (0.57%) ranging from 1 to 6 years of age. Infected cats were mostly males (6/7) of mixed breed (5/7) with a variety of complaints and clinical signs. The clinicopathological findings included increased activities of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (5/6) and creatine kinase (CK) (5/6), The elevated enzymes detected in cats with hepatozoonosis are suggestive of muscular damage. Sixty-seven percent (4/6) of the cats with hepatozoonosis which were tested for a retroviral disease were found infected either in FIV or FELV In addition, 2/7 cats were cc-infected with Hemobartonella felis. In conclusion, parasitemia with Hepatozoon se. is a rare finding in cats from Israel. The over-representation of cats with a retroviral disease among the cats with hepatozoonosis indicates a possible association between immunosuppression and the development of Hepatozoon infection. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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