BACKGROUND The goals of this study were to develop and apply conventional (c) and real-time TaqMan polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for Mycoplasma haemofelis (Mhf), 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum' (Mhp), and 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' (Mhm) to blood samples of cats to determine the epidemiology of these infections in cats. HYPOTHESIS Cats are infected with >2 hemoplasma ...

The pathogenicity of Haemoplasma spp. in cats varies with 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum' (CMhm) causing subclinical infection while Mycoplasma haemofelis (Mhf) often induces haemolytic anaemia. The aims of this study were to characterise the acute phase response (APR) of the cat to experimental infection with Mhf or CMhm, and to determine whether chronic feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV...

Mycoplasma haemofelis (Mhf) is the most pathogenic feline hemotropic mycoplasma. Cats infected with Mhf that clear bacteremia are protected from Mhf reinfection, but the mechanisms of protective immunity are unresolved. In the present study we investigated whether the passive transfer of antibodies from Mhf-recovered cats to naïve recipient cats provided protection against bacteremia and clinic...

Recently, there has been a growing interest in hemotropic mycoplasmal species (also known as the hemoplasmas), the causative agents of infectious anemia in several mammalian species. In felids, two different hemoplasma species have been recognized: Mycoplasma haemofelis (formerly Haemobartonella felis) and "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum." Recently developed molecular methods have allowed s...

Haemobartonellosis, kedilerde ?iddetli hemolitik anemiyle seyreden bir hastal?kt?r. Haemobartonella felis olarak bilinen hastal?k etkeninin günümüzde yap?lan s?n?fland?rma çal??malar? sonucunda Mycoplasma haemofelis adland?r?lmas?na karar verilmi?tir. Son y?llarda enfeksiyonun ülkemizdeki görülme s?kl??? artm??t?r. Trombosit indeksleri, veteriner hekimli?i alan?nda yeni kullan?lmaya ba?lanan pa...

BACKGROUND Ticks derived from cats have rarely been evaluated for the presence of pathogens. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Bartonella spp., haemoplasma species and Hepatozoon spp. in ticks collected from cats in the UK. METHODS Five hundred and forty DNA samples extracted from 540 ticks collected from cats presenting to veterinarians in UK...

ONE Parenteral administration of feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, and panleukopenia vaccines induces antibodies that react with Crandall Reese feline kidney cell lysates and feline renal cell lysates. Michael R. Lappin, DVM, PhD, Wayne A. Jensen, DVM, PhD, Tracey D. Jensen, DVM, MS, et al. In review, Am J Vet Res 2004. The viruses used in many commercially available feline herpesvirus...

Three known feline hemoplasmas are Mycoplsama haemofelis, 'CandidatusMycoplasma haemominutum' and 'CandidatusMycoplasma turicensis'. They are described as cause of feline infectious anemia in domestic and wild felids. Other blood parasites or blood-related pathogens like concurrent retroviral infections may deteriorate the clinical condition and severity of anemia. The aims of this study were m...