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. 2007 Jun;9(3):214-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.01.003. Epub 2007 Apr 18.

Prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats with diarrhoea in the UK

Danièlle A Gunn-Moore  1 , Theresa M McCann, Nicki Reed, Kerry E Simpson, Bryn Tennant
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Prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats with diarrhoea in the UK

Danièlle A Gunn-Moore et al. J Feline Med Surg. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Faecal samples from 111 cats with diarrhoea that were living in the UK were submitted for the assessment of Tritrichomonas foetus infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Sixteen (14.4%) samples were found to be positive. In agreement with studies from the USA, infected cats were predominantly of a year of age or less and of a pedigree breed, with Siamese and Bengal cats specifically over-represented in this population.

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