A molecular survey of vector-borne pathogens and haemoplasmas in owned cats across Italy.

Maria Stefania LatrofaRoberta IattaFederica TonioloTommaso FurlanelloSilvia RavagnanGioia CapelliBettina SchunackBruno ChomelAndrea ZatelliJairo Mendoza-RoldanFilipe Dantas-TorresDomenico Otranto

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2020)

These results confirm the occurrence of haemoplasmas and FeVBPs throughout Italy. Preventive measures to protect both animal and human health should be carried out also for owned cats, even if no health status of animals has been assessed in this study.

Keyphrases

human health
risk assessment
climate change
cross sectional
antimicrobial resistance
gram negative
single molecule