What is known about Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats?
Abstract Tritrichomonas foetus is a parasite that has been definitively identified as an agent of trichomonosis, a disease characterized by chronic diarrhea. T. foetus colonizes portions of the feline large intestine, and manifests as chronic and recurrent diarrhea with mucus and fresh blood, which...
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doaj-f517bbae1f7448a9a6e73c74084f0f822020-11-25T01:02:08ZengColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária1984-29612019-03-0128111110.1590/s1984-29612019005S1984-29612019000100001What is known about Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats?Bethânia Ferreira BastosFlavya Mendes de AlmeidaBeatriz BrenerAbstract Tritrichomonas foetus is a parasite that has been definitively identified as an agent of trichomonosis, a disease characterized by chronic diarrhea. T. foetus colonizes portions of the feline large intestine, and manifests as chronic and recurrent diarrhea with mucus and fresh blood, which is often unresponsive to common drugs. Diagnosis of a trichomonad infection is made by either the demonstration of the trophozoite on a direct fecal smear, fecal culture and subsequent microscopic examination of the parasite, or extraction of DNA in feces and amplification by the use of molecular tools. T. foetus is commonly misidentified as other flagellate protozoa such as Giardia duodenalis and Pentatrichomonas hominis. Without proper treatment, the diarrhea may resolve spontaneously in months to years, but cats can remain carriers of the parasite. This paper intends to serve as a source of information for investigators and veterinarians, reviewing the most important aspects of feline trichomonosis, such as trichomonad history, biology, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, world distribution, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019000100001&lng=en&tlng=enTrichomonosisdomestic catdiarrheaendoparasites |
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What is known about Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats? |
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What is known about Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats? |
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What is known about Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats? |
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What is known about Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats? |
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What is known about Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats? |
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what is known about tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats? |
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Abstract Tritrichomonas foetus is a parasite that has been definitively identified as an agent of trichomonosis, a disease characterized by chronic diarrhea. T. foetus colonizes portions of the feline large intestine, and manifests as chronic and recurrent diarrhea with mucus and fresh blood, which is often unresponsive to common drugs. Diagnosis of a trichomonad infection is made by either the demonstration of the trophozoite on a direct fecal smear, fecal culture and subsequent microscopic examination of the parasite, or extraction of DNA in feces and amplification by the use of molecular tools. T. foetus is commonly misidentified as other flagellate protozoa such as Giardia duodenalis and Pentatrichomonas hominis. Without proper treatment, the diarrhea may resolve spontaneously in months to years, but cats can remain carriers of the parasite. This paper intends to serve as a source of information for investigators and veterinarians, reviewing the most important aspects of feline trichomonosis, such as trichomonad history, biology, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, world distribution, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment. |
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Trichomonosis domestic cat diarrhea endoparasites |
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