Korean Journal of Veterinary Service (한국동물위생학회지)

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PCR-based detection of feline vector-borne pathogens in Daejeon

  • Kim, Tae-Hyung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Seo, Kyoung-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Song, Kun-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2018.08.17
  • Accepted : 2018.12.01
  • Published : 2018.12.30
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Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the detection of various vector-borne pathogens in such cats. A total of 48 stray cats collected in Daejeon were included in this study. The total positive rate of hemotropic mycoplasmas and Babesia spp. was 25% and 4%, respectively. It is recommended that species-level classification of hemotropic mycoplasmas and Babesia spp. is needed and that a large-scale prevalence study of infectious agents in all the regions of South Korea be conducted.

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Table 1. Number of positive rate of vector-borne pathogens in stray cat in Daejeon

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