Detection the infection with Babesia spp. Cytauxzoon felis and Haemobaronella felis in stray cats in Mosul

Suliman, E. G.

doi:10.33899/ijvs.2008.189537

	Detection the infection with Babesia spp. Cytauxzoon felis and Haemobaronella felis in stray cats in Mosul
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Volume 23, Supplement 1, June 2009 PDF (623.86 K)
Document Type: Conference Paper
DOI: 10.33899/ijvs.2008.189537
Author
E. G. Suliman
Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
Abstract
The current study was included to examination of 50 blood samples which collected from 50 stray cats in Mosul city for diagnosis Babesia spp., Cytauxzoon felis and Haemobartonella felis, different diagnostic techniques were used for differentiation between these parasites, they were: Impression smear, fine needle aspiration and histological examination of the liver and spleen. Some clinical signs and pathological changes were observed in the affected cats which may be result from the infection with these blood parasites. The percentage of infection with Babesia spp. (small type), Cytauxzoon felis, and Haemobartonella felis were 26%, 22%, 42% respectively. The sizes of Babesia spp.was between 1.33-2.15 μu within a mean of 1.53 μu and the size of Cytauxzoon felis ranged between 0.8-2.3 within a mean of 1.64 μu while the sizes of Haemobartonella felis varied between 0.5-2 μu within a mean of 1.15 μu.Tissue stage (schizonts) of Cytauxzoon felis were diagnosed in the cytoplasm of macrophages in the liver and spleen with different stage of replication.

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