Preliminary Survey on Blood Parasites of Cats in Bangkhen District Area

Authors

  • Sathaporn Jittapalapong Dept of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Weerapol Jansawan Dept of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

Keywords:

cytauxzoon, Babesia, Haemobartonella, Ehrlichia, Dirofilaria imitis

Abstract

Stained blood smears of 51 domestic cats in Bangkhen district area in Bangkok were examined for blood parasites. Eight samples (15.69%) showed positive results of a Cytauxzoon-like ring form. Babesia spp. and Haemobartonella spp. were found 2 (3.92%) in number in each genus. Ten cats (19.61%) found an Ehrlichia-like in monocytes and neutrophils. Modified Knott s technique method was used to investigate microfilaria of Dirofilaria imitis and 3 samples (5.88%) were positive.

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Published

1993-09-30

How to Cite

Sathaporn Jittapalapong, and Weerapol Jansawan. 1993. “Preliminary Survey on Blood Parasites of Cats in Bangkhen District Area”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 27 (3). Bangkok, Thailand:330-35. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/241571.

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 3 (1993): July-September

Section

Research Article

License

online 2452-316X print 2468-1458/Copyright © 2022. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/),
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