Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Raimundo, Juliana MacEdo
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Guimarães, Andresa, André, Marcos Rogério [UNESP], Baldani, Cristiane Divan
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/19-159
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/229479
Resumo: Feline cytauxzoonosis is a disease caused by Cytauxzoon felis, a protozoan that infects the red blood cells and macrophages. It is responsible for an acute and often fatal disease in domestic cats. The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of C. felis infections in healthy cats. Piroplasm forms were seen in the erythrocytes of 2 cats, and C. felis DNA was identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in one of them. The results demonstrate that erythrocytic piroplasmids associated with tick-borne parasitic protozoa may be found circulating in the blood of healthy cats in Rio de Janeiro. These can be differentiated from the morphologically similar forms of species such as Babesia by analysis of DNA, thereby demonstrating the potential for further studies of feline populations in Brazil.
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spelling Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBrazilCytauxzoon felisFeline infectious diseasesHealthy catsHematologyMolecular diagnosisPiroplasmsFeline cytauxzoonosis is a disease caused by Cytauxzoon felis, a protozoan that infects the red blood cells and macrophages. It is responsible for an acute and often fatal disease in domestic cats. The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of C. felis infections in healthy cats. Piroplasm forms were seen in the erythrocytes of 2 cats, and C. felis DNA was identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in one of them. The results demonstrate that erythrocytic piroplasmids associated with tick-borne parasitic protozoa may be found circulating in the blood of healthy cats in Rio de Janeiro. These can be differentiated from the morphologically similar forms of species such as Babesia by analysis of DNA, thereby demonstrating the potential for further studies of feline populations in Brazil.Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Veterinary Institute Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro UFRRJ, BR 465, Km 47, Rio de JaneiroLaboratory of Immunoparasitology Department of Veterinary Pathology Júlio de Mesquita Filho Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (UNESP) Jaboticabal Campus UNESP, Saõ PauloLaboratory of Immunoparasitology Department of Veterinary Pathology Júlio de Mesquita Filho Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (UNESP) Jaboticabal Campus UNESP, Saõ PauloUFRRJUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Raimundo, Juliana MacEdoGuimarães, AndresaAndré, Marcos Rogério [UNESP]Baldani, Cristiane Divan2022-04-29T08:32:43Z2022-04-29T08:32:43Z2021-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article776-778http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/19-159Journal of Parasitology, v. 107, n. 5, p. 776-778, 2021.1937-23450022-3395http://hdl.handle.net/11449/22947910.1645/19-1592-s2.0-85114422429Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengJournal of Parasitologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-04-29T08:32:43Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/229479Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462022-04-29T08:32:43Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
spellingShingle Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Raimundo, Juliana MacEdo
Brazil
Cytauxzoon felis
Feline infectious diseases
Healthy cats
Hematology
Molecular diagnosis
Piroplasms
title_short Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_full Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_fullStr Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
title_sort Cytauxzoon felis DNA Detection in Healthy Cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
author Raimundo, Juliana MacEdo
author_facet Raimundo, Juliana MacEdo
Guimarães, Andresa
André, Marcos Rogério [UNESP]
Baldani, Cristiane Divan
author_role author
author2 Guimarães, Andresa
André, Marcos Rogério [UNESP]
Baldani, Cristiane Divan
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv UFRRJ
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Raimundo, Juliana MacEdo
Guimarães, Andresa
André, Marcos Rogério [UNESP]
Baldani, Cristiane Divan
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Brazil
Cytauxzoon felis
Feline infectious diseases
Healthy cats
Hematology
Molecular diagnosis
Piroplasms
topic Brazil
Cytauxzoon felis
Feline infectious diseases
Healthy cats
Hematology
Molecular diagnosis
Piroplasms
description Feline cytauxzoonosis is a disease caused by Cytauxzoon felis, a protozoan that infects the red blood cells and macrophages. It is responsible for an acute and often fatal disease in domestic cats. The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of C. felis infections in healthy cats. Piroplasm forms were seen in the erythrocytes of 2 cats, and C. felis DNA was identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in one of them. The results demonstrate that erythrocytic piroplasmids associated with tick-borne parasitic protozoa may be found circulating in the blood of healthy cats in Rio de Janeiro. These can be differentiated from the morphologically similar forms of species such as Babesia by analysis of DNA, thereby demonstrating the potential for further studies of feline populations in Brazil.
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