RT Journal Article
SR 00
ID 10.1177/1098612X17706462
A1 Pennisi, Maria Grazia
A1 Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina
A1 Radford, Alan D.
A1 Tasker, Séverine
A1 Belák, Sándor
A1 Addie, Diane D.
A1 Boucraut-Baralon, Corine
A1 Egberink, Herman
A1 Frymus, Tadeusz
A1 Gruffydd-Jones, Tim
A1 Hartmann, Katrin
A1 Horzinek, Marian C.
A1 Hosie, Margaret J.
A1 Lloret, Albert
A1 Lutz, Hans
A1 Marsilio, Fulvio
A1 Thiry, Etienne
A1 Truyen, Uwe
A1 Möstl, Karin
T1 Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Rickettsia species infections in cats: European guidelines from the ABCD on prevention and management
JF Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
YR 2017
FD 2017-05-01
VO 19
IS 5
SP 542
OP 548
AB Overview: Anaplasma species, Ehrlichia species  and Rickettsia species are vector-borne pathogens  infecting a wide variety of mammals, but causing  disease in very few of them.  Infection in cats: Anaplasma phagocytophilum  is the most important feline pathogen among these  rickettsial organisms, and coinfections are possible.  Little information is available on the pathogenesis  of these agents in cats. Clinical signs are usually  reported soon after tick infestation. They are  mostly non-specific, consisting of fever, anorexia  and lethargy. Joint pain may occur.  Infection in humans: Some rickettsial species  (A phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia  ewingii, Rickettsia conorii, Rickettsia rickettsii,  Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi and Candidatus  Neoehrlichia mikurensis) are of zoonotic concern.  Direct contact with cat saliva should be avoided  because of potential contamination by R felis.  Infected cats are ‘sentinels’ of the presence of  rickettsial pathogens in ticks and fleas in a given  geographical area, and they signal a risk for people  exposed to vectors.
PB SAGE Publications
SN 1098-612X
LK https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/145761/