ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (11): 2529-2534.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2018.11.026

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Surveillance of Cat Haemobartonella felis in Some Areas of Yunnan Province

LÜ Yan1,2, ZHAI Guo-lian3, CHANG Jiang-yan1, SHI Lian-qin1, YUAN Zheng-ju4, ZHAO Huan-yun2, ZOU Feng-cai1, DUAN Bo-fang2*   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China;
    2. Yunnan Province Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming 650201, China;
    3. Health Supervision Institute of Yongde County, Yongde 677600, China;
    4. Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute, Kunming 650224, China
  • Received:2018-01-11 Online:2018-11-23 Published:2019-01-23

Abstract:

The present study was to examine the prevalence of Haemobartonella felis infections in cats from some areas of Yunnan province, a total of 338 fresh blood were collected and was detected using PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene, and the product of PCR were sequenced and compared the phylogenetic analysis. Results showed that 21 samples were positive, and the overall prevalence of H. felis was 6.21% (21/338). Twenty samples were infected with Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum, and one sample was infected with Mycoplasma haemofelis. Analysis of influences factors showed that there was a significant difference between breeding mode and age (P<0.05). The present investigation firstly report of the H. felis infection in cat in Yunnan and the study provide the basic data for preventing and controlling H. felis infection in cats from Yunnan Province.

Key words: Haemobartonella felis, 16S rRNA, epidemiological survey

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