Cytauxzoon felis Infection in Domestic Cats, Yunnan Province, China, 2016

Abstract

We performed a molecular survey for Cytauxzoon felis infection in 311 domestic cats in Yunnan Province, China, in 2016 and found a prevalence of 21.5%. C. felis infection in domestic and wild cats in other provinces should be investigated to determine parasite prevalence and genetic diversity among cats throughout China.

Keywords

• Cytauxzoon felis
• cytauxzoonosis
• cats
• China
• parasites
• vector-borne infections