| tick-borne agents in domesticated and stray cats from the city of campo grande, state of mato grosso do sul, midwestern brazil. | anaplasmataceae agents, piroplasmids and hepatozoon spp. have emerged as important pathogens among domestic and wild felines. the present work aimed to detect the presence of species belonging to the anaplasmataceae family, piroplasmas and hepatozoon spp. dna in blood samples of domesticated and stray cats in the city of campo grande, state of mato grosso do sul, midwestern brazil. between january and april 2013, whole blood samples were collected from 151 cats (54 males, 95 females and two with ... | 2015 | 26187416 |
| molecular detection of feline arthropod-borne pathogens in cats in cuiabá, state of mato grosso, central-western region of brazil. | hemotrophic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas), bartonella sp., hepatozoon sp. and cytauxzoon felis are prominent pathogens that circulate between cats and invertebrate hosts. the present study aimed to detect the presence of dna from hemoplasmas, bartonella sp., hepatozoon sp. and cytauxzoon felis, and then confirm it by means of sequencing, in blood samples from cats in cuiabá, mt, brazil. from february 2009 to february 2011, blood samples with added edta were collected from 163 cats that were being ho ... | 2013 | 24142170 |