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Unusual feline Dirofilaria immitis infection: a case report

Abstract Cats are less susceptible to Dirofilaria immitis infection than dogs. Although rare, the feline disease can be fatal even with low parasitic loads. The infection is often asymptomatic or has non-specific symptoms that are mainly associated with the death of immature worms. Microfilaremia is rare...

Molecular characterization of feline calicivirus variants from multicat household and public animal shelter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to perform the molecular characterization of conserved and variable regions of feline calicivirus capsid genome in order to investigate the molecular diversity of variants in Brazilian cat population. Twenty-six conjunctival samples from cats living in five public short...

Estudo clínico da infecção de felinos pelo vírus da leucemia felina em São Paulo

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 4 (1), 1997
Para avaliar a freqüência da infecção pelo vírus da leucemia felina (VLF), 298 gatos doentes, atendidos no Hospital Veterinário da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo, foram submetidos ao teste imunoenzimático para a detecção de antígenos virais do VLF (...