Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Disseminated leishmaniosis in a cat in Southern France
By Ozon, C et al.·Published in Veterinary parasitology·1998·Laboratoire Vé, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Disseminated feline leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum in Southern France.
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Plain-English summary
A domestic female cat in Southern France was found to have leishmaniosis, a disease caused by parasites, after she suddenly died a few weeks later. Tests for common feline viruses came back negative, but further testing identified the specific strain of the parasite responsible for her illness. This case highlights the presence of leishmaniosis in cats, which is often associated with similar cases in dogs and humans in the region. Unfortunately, the cat did not survive, but this discovery may lead to more awareness and research on the disease in cats.
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Abstract
A fortuitously discovered case of feline leishmaniosis is reported. The parasites were found in the skin and the bone marrow of a domestic female cat that spontaneously died after a few weeks of evolution. Serological tests for FeLV, FIV and PIF virus detection gave negative results. By using Western blot serology, a characteristic pattern of leishmaniosis was obtained and by performing an isoenzyme electrophoresis, a Leishmania infantum MON-1 strain was identified. The same zymodeme is implicated in most of the canine and human leishmaniosis in Southern Europe. A study on the prevalence of asymptomatic feline leismaniosis is foreseen.
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