Parasites & Vectors (Nov 2022)
Vector-borne and other pathogens of potential relevance disseminated by relocated cats
- Ricardo Guillermo Maggi,
- Vicky Halls,
- Friederike Krämer,
- Michael Lappin,
- Maria Grazia Pennisi,
- Andrew S. Peregrine,
- Xavier Roura,
- Bettina Schunack,
- Valeria Scorza,
- Séverine Tasker,
- Gad Baneth,
- Patrick Bourdeau,
- Dwight D. Bowman,
- Edward B. Breitschwerdt,
- Gioia Capelli,
- Luís Cardoso,
- Filipe Dantas-Torres,
- Gerhard Dobler,
- Lluís Ferrer,
- Luigi Gradoni,
- Peter Irwin,
- Frans Jongejan,
- Volkhard A. J. Kempf,
- Barbara Kohn,
- Susan Little,
- Maxime Madder,
- Carla Maia,
- Mary Marcondes,
- Guadalupe Miró,
- Torsten Naucke,
- Gaetano Oliva,
- Domenico Otranto,
- Barend L. Penzhorn,
- Martin Pfeffer,
- Ángel Sainz,
- SungShik Shin,
- Laia Solano-Gallego,
- Reinhard K. Straubinger,
- Rebecca Traub,
- Ian Wright
Affiliations
- Ricardo Guillermo Maggi
- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University
- Vicky Halls
- International Cat Care
- Friederike Krämer
- TransMIT GmbH
- Michael Lappin
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
- Maria Grazia Pennisi
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina
- Andrew S. Peregrine
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph
- Xavier Roura
- Hospital Clínic Veterinari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Bettina Schunack
- Bayer Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health Inc
- Valeria Scorza
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
- Séverine Tasker
- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol
- Gad Baneth
- Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Patrick Bourdeau
- Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire
- Dwight D. Bowman
- Department Microbiology & Immunology, Cornell University
- Edward B. Breitschwerdt
- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University
- Gioia Capelli
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie
- Luís Cardoso
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, and Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro (UTAD)
- Filipe Dantas-Torres
- Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
- Gerhard Dobler
- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology
- Lluís Ferrer
- Department Animal Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Luigi Gradoni
- Istituto Superiore Di Sanità
- Peter Irwin
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University
- Frans Jongejan
- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria
- Volkhard A. J. Kempf
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Infection Control and National Consiliary Laboratory for Bartonella (appointed by the Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany), Goethe-University
- Barbara Kohn
- Clinic of Small Animals, Freie Universität Berlin
- Susan Little
- Department of Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University
- Maxime Madder
- Clinglobal
- Carla Maia
- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
- Mary Marcondes
- School of Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University
- Guadalupe Miró
- Animal Health Department, Veterinary Faculty, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Torsten Naucke
- LABOKLIN GmbH
- Gaetano Oliva
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II
- Domenico Otranto
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro
- Barend L. Penzhorn
- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria
- Martin Pfeffer
- Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, University of Leipzig
- Ángel Sainz
- Animal Health Department, Veterinary Faculty, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- SungShik Shin
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University
- Laia Solano-Gallego
- Department Animal Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Reinhard K. Straubinger
- Chair for Bacteriology and Mycology, Faculty for Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich
- Rebecca Traub
- Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne
- Ian Wright
- The Mount Veterinary Practice
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05553-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
Abstract Large populations of unowned cats constitute an animal welfare, ecological, societal and public health issue worldwide. Their relocation and homing are currently carried out in many parts of the world with the intention of relieving suffering and social problems, while contributing to ethical and humane population control in these cat populations. An understanding of an individual cat’s lifestyle and disease status by veterinary team professionals and those working with cat charities can help to prevent severe cat stress and the spread of feline pathogens, especially vector-borne pathogens, which can be overlooked in cats. In this article, we discuss the issue of relocation and homing of unowned cats from a global perspective. We also review zoonotic and non-zoonotic infectious agents of cats and give a list of practical recommendations for veterinary team professionals dealing with homing cats. Finally, we present a consensus statement consolidated at the 15th Symposium of the Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD) World Forum in 2020, ultimately to help veterinary team professionals understand the problem and the role they have in helping to prevent and manage vector-borne and other pathogens in relocated cats. Graphical Abstract
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