Cytauxzoon felis: An Overview
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. History
3. Phylogeny
4. Anatomy
5. Life Cycle
5.1. Summary
5.2. Asexual Schizogony
5.3. Asexual Merogony
5.4. Sexual Reproduction
5.5. Asexual Sporogony
6. Transmission Vectors & Definitive Host
6.1. Amblyomma americanum
6.2. Dermacentor variabilis
7. Felid Intermediate Hosts
8. Cytauxzoonosis
8.1. Acute Disease
8.2. Subclinical Disease
9. Diagnosis
10. Treatment Options
11. Control & Prevention
12. Summary & Future Considerations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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