Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8497530 | Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Two pathogens, Hepatozoon felis and Babesia vogeli and an endosymbiont Steinina ctenocephali were detected in 1.9%, 0.2% and 5.8% of 685 C. felis evaluated respectively. There was a significant association (pâ¯<â¯0.05) between the prevalence of H. felis and the sex of cats hosting the fleas as well as the season of sampling but not for age or health status of the cats or sex of the fleas tested. Prevalence of S. ctenocephali was significantly (pâ¯<â¯0.001) associated with season, being higher in the warm season. This report represents the first molecular detection of S. ctenocephali in C. felis. Further studies to determine the potential role of C. felis in the epidemiology of H. felis and B. vogeli are warranted.
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Authors
Joshua Kamani, Shimon Harrus, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Harold Salant, Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Gad Baneth,