Prevalence of selected rickettsial infections in cats in Southern Germany |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Posgrado en Ciencias en Producción Agropecuaria, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Periférico y carretera a Santa Fe, Torreón, Coahuila C.P. 27059, Mexico;2. SaBio, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo 12, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain;3. UMR BIPAR, INRA, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d''Alfort, ANSES, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France;4. Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic;5. Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.;6. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;7. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Avenida de las Ciencias S/N, Juriquilla, Querétaro C.P. 76230, Mexico |
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| Abstract: | Prevalence of Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Neorickettsia, and Wolbachia DNA in blood of 479 cats collected in different veterinary clinics in Southern Germany was determined using a previously published conventional PCR using 16S-23S intergenic spacer primers (5′ CTG GGG ACT ACG GTC GCA AGA C 3′ – forward; 5′ CTC CAG TTT ATC ACT GGA AGT T 3′ – reverse). Purified amplicons were sequenced to confirm genus and species. Associations between rickettsial infections, and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), as well as feline leukemia virus (FeLV) status were evaluated. Rickettsial prevalence was 0.4% (2/479; CI: 0.01–1.62%). In the two infected cats, Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA was amplified. These cats came from different environment and had outdoor access. Both were ill with many of their problems likely related to other diseases. However, one cat had neutrophilia with left shift and the other thrombocytopenia potentially caused by their A. phagocytophilum infection. There was no significant difference in the FIV and FeLV status between A. phagocytophilum-negative and -positive cats. A. phagocytophilum can cause infection in cats in Southern Germany, and appropriate tick control is recommended. |
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| Keywords: | Feline |
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