<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thom Do</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ketsarin Kamyingkird</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wissanuwat Chimnoi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tawin Inpankaew</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Evaluation of hematological alteration of vector‐borne pathogens in cats from Bangkok, Thailand</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BMC Veterinary Research</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Babesia</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hematological parameters</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hemoplasmas</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hepatozoon</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Semi- domesticated cats</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">vector-borne pathogens</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jan-18-2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-020-02737-1</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9 pp</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt;Cats can be carriers of infected arthropods and be infected with several vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) but there is limited knowledge about their pathogenic role in cats. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of some feline vector-borne agents by molecular technique and to characterize the hematological findings associated with these infections in a cat population from Bangkok Thailand.&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt;PCR was positive with at least one pathogen in 237 out of 372 subjects (63.7%), with prevalence of 39.5% (147/372) for &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Babesia&lt;/jats&gt; spp., 36.9% (137/372) for hemoplasmas and 3.2% (12/372) for &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Hepatozoon&lt;/jats&gt; spp. The cats older than 1 year were at significantly greater risk for VBPs infection (&lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;P&lt;/jats&gt; = 0.001; OR = 1.43; 95% CI: 1.12 &amp;ndash; 1.81) and hemoplasmas infection (&amp;chi;2 = 10.8, df = 1; &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;P&lt;/jats&gt; &amp;lt; 0.0001; OR = 2.45; 95% CI: 1.49 &amp;ndash; 4.01). A significant association between hematological findings and hemoplasma infection were identified in the present study. Besides, VBPs infection revealed more frequent in male cats (&amp;chi;2= 6.38, df = 1, &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;P&lt;/jats&gt; = 0.01). Macrocytic hypochromic type of anemia was observed in cats infested with blood-sucking arthropods compared to the non-infested c&lt;strong&gt;ats presented.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;jats sec=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;jats title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt;The current study confirmed that &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Babesia&lt;/jats&gt;, &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Hepatozoon&lt;/jats&gt; and hemoplasmas had infected semi-domesticated cats in Bangkok, Thailand, with &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Babesia&lt;/jats&gt; and hemoplasmas being dominant in prevalence. Some hematological findings were significantly associated with cats infected with vector-borne pathogens in this study including leukocyte count and platelets count that may help support veterinary technicians in diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Campaigns of VBPs monitoring in Bangkok emphasizing on the investigation of vectors and&amp;nbsp;possible routes of the infection in animals should be conducted to prevent the transmission of the pathogens.&lt;/jats&gt; &lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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