Iatrogenic transmission of Cytauxzoon felis from a Florida panther (Felix concolor coryi) to a domestic cat.
A laboratory cat died 12 days after intraperitoneal inoculation of a 1 ml suspension containing 1.5 x 10(6) blood mononuclear cells from a Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi). Gross, histologic and ultrastructural investigations revealed the cause of death to be infection by Cytauxzoon felis, a protozoal parasite known to cause a rapidly fatal disease (cytauxzoonosis) in domestic cats. The bobcat (Felis rufus) has been identified as a natural host for C. felis. This report implicates the Florida panther as another possible host for C. felis.
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Department of Pathology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
Bowman
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Barr
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Roelke
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D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D002415:Cats; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008264:Macrophages / Q000469:parasitology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000635:transmission; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D013154:Spleen / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure