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Genetic variability of archived Cytauxzoon felis histologic specimens from domestic cats in Georgia, 1995-2007.
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 Jul 2009
Brown Holly M, Modaresi Shirin M, Cook Jessica L, Latimer Kenneth S, Peterson David S
Abstract excerpt
Cytauxzoon felis infection in domestic cats has historically been nearly 100% fatal. However, increasing reports of domestic cats that survive cytauxzoonosis and reports of asymptomatic cats with C. felis infections suggest the existence of different parasite strains that vary in pathogenicity. The objective of the current study was to obtain epidemiologic information about cytauxzoonosis through genotypic...
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