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Fatal infection with emerging apicomplexan parasite Hepatozoon silvestris in a domestic cat.

Kristel KeglerUrsina NuferAmer AlicHorst PosthausPhilipp OliasWalter Basso
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • toxoplasma gondii
  • escherichia coli
  • staphylococcus aureus
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • trypanosoma cruzi
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • biofilm formation