Report of the first clinical case of intestinal trichomoniasis caused by Tritrichomonas foetus in a cat with chronic diarrhoea in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tritrichomonas foetus is an emergent and important enteric pathogen of cats, which causes prolonged diarrhoea in cats.

Case presentation

This study describes a T. foetus infection in a seven-month-old, entire male domestic shorthair kitten with a six-month history of persistent large intestinal diarrhoea, faecal incontinence, prostration, apathy and weight loss. Parasites were microscopically observed and confirmed by PCR and DNA sequencing. Molecular analyses were carried out comparing the sequence obtained in this study with T. foetus and T. suis. Retrieved from GenBank. After treatment with ronidazole, the cat showed resolution of clinical signs.

Conclusions

This is the first clinical case of T. foetus infection in a chronic diarrheic cat in Brazil and S

SUBMITTER: Hora AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5392982 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature