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| Willi, B.; Meli, M.L.; Cafarelli, C.; Gilli, U.O.; Kipar, A.; Hubbuch, A.; Riond, B.; Howard, J.; Schaarschmidt, D.; Regli, W.; Hofmann-Lehmann, R. | |
| _Cytauxzoon europaeus_ infections in domestic cats in Switzerland and in European wildcats in France: a tale that started more than two decades ago | |
| 2022 Parasites & Vectors (15): 19 | |
_Cytauxzoon_ spp. infection is believed to be a newly emerging tick-borne disease in felids in Europe, with three species of the haemoparasite having recently been differentiated in wild felids. In Switzerland, rare infections have been documented in domestic cats in the west and northwest of the country, the first of which was in 2014. The aims of the present study were: (i) to characterize a _Cytauxzoon_ spp. hotspot in domestic cats in central Switzerland; (ii) to elucidate the geographic distribution of _Cytauxzoon_ spp. in domestic cats in Switzerland; (iii) to assess suspected high-risk populations, such as stray and anaemic cats; and (iv) to investigate the newly emerging nature of the infection. Cytauxzoon spp. were further differentiated using mitochondrial gene sequencing |
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