Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Chronic diarrhea in Korean cats linked to Tritrichomonas foetus
By Lim, Sun et al.·Published in The Korean journal of parasitology·2010·College of Veterinary Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: First report of feline intestinal trichomoniasis caused by Tritrichomonas foetus in Korea.
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Plain-English summary
Two 6-month-old Siamese cats in Korea were brought to the vet because they had chronic diarrhea that wouldn't go away. Tests on their stool showed a parasite called Tritrichomonas foetus, which is known to cause intestinal issues in cats. This is the first time this specific infection has been reported in Korea. The cats were diagnosed through a combination of stool examination and genetic testing to confirm the presence of the parasite.
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Abstract
Feline intestinal tritrichomoniasis by Tritrichomonas foetus was first recognized in USA in 1999 and has so far been reported from UK, Norway, Switzerland, and Australia, but not from the Far East Asian countries. In November 2008, 2 female and male littermate Siamese cats, 6-month old, raised in a household in Korea were referred from a local veterinary clinic with a history of chronic persistent diarrhea. A direct smear examination of fecal specimens revealed numerous trichomonad trophozoites which were isolated by the fecal culture in InPouch TF-Feline medium. A PCR testing of the isolate based on the amplification of a conserved portion of the T. foetus internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions (ITS1 and ITS2) and the 5.8S rRNA gene, and the molecular sequencing of the PCR amplicons confirmed infection with T. foetus. This is the first clinical case of feline intestinal trichomoniasis caused by T. foetus in Korea.
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