| a possible new piroplasm in lions from the republic of south africa. | a small piroplasm was detected in blood smears from lions (panthera leo) in the kruger national park (knp; republic of south africa) during 1991/1992. the parasite was identified provisionally as babesia felis, but sera from these lions tested negative to b. felis antigen in the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (ifat). blood from an infected lion was subsequently subinoculated into a domestic cat and two leopards in an attempt to identify the parasite. a lion also was infected with b. fe ... | 1999 | 10073351 |
| fatal cytauxzoonosis in captive-reared lions in brazil. | fatal cytauxzoonosis is described in a captive reared lioness (panthera leo) and its 6-month-old cub. clinical signs in the lioness included loss of weight, depression, anaemia, loss of hair, dark discolored urine, tachypnoea, nystagmus, deaphness and staggering gait. the cub died after a short period of depression. in the lioness, laboratory examination revealed normochromic normocytic anaemia, neutrophilia, lymphopenia, monocytosis, eosinopenia, thrombocytopenia, proteinuria, pyuria, haematuri ... | 2007 | 17306459 |
| cytauxzoonosis in cats: abcd guidelines on prevention and management. | cytauxzoon species are apicomplexan haemoparasites, which may cause severe disease in domestic cats, as well as lions and tigers. for many years, cytauxzoonosis in domestic cats was only reported in north and south america, but in recent years the infection has also been seen in europe (spain, france and italy). | 2015 | 26101317 |
| evaluation of cytauxzoon felis infection status in captive-born wild felids housed in an area endemic for the pathogen. | to determine whether apparently healthy captive-born wild felids that were not native to north america and were housed in an area endemic for cytauxzoon felis harbored the pathogen. | 2012 | 23039987 |