Fatal infection with emerging apicomplexan parasite Hepatozoon silvestris in a domestic cat.
Kristel KeglerUrsina NuferAmer AlicHorst PosthausPhilipp OliasWalter BassoPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2018)
The severity of the infection with fatal outcome in an otherwise healthy animal suggests a high virulence of H. silvestris for domestic cats. The presence of this emerging parasite in a domestic cat in Switzerland with no travel history provides further evidence for a geographical distribution throughout Europe.