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A Case of Iriomote Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) with Hepatozoon felis Parasitemia

2011; Japanese Society of Veterinary Science; Volume: 73; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1292/jvms.11-0210

1347-7439

Masato SAKUMA, Takuma Nishio, Nozomi Nakanishi, Masako Izawa, Yumiko Asari, Maki Okamura, Takako SHIMOKAWA MIYAMA, Asuka Setoguchi, Yasuyuki Endo,

Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies

We herein present clinical findings of an Iriomote cat with Hepatozoon felis parasitemia. A male Iriomote cat was captured for ecological analyses three times from January 2010 to January 2011. Although this cat did not show any hematological abnormalities at the time of the first capture, H. felis parasitemia and increased serum creatine kinase levels were detected at the second and third captures. H. felis infection was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction, and amplified 18S ribosomal RNA gene fragments were 100% identical to those of H. felis in leopard cats in Korea. Although the virulence of H. felis in this cat was suggested to be low, this is the first report of an H. felis-infected Iriomote cat with parasitemia.