Shimada A, Muraki Y, Awakura T, Umemura T, Sanekata T, Kuroki T, Ishihara M
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Tottori University, Japan.
J Comp Pathol. 1992 Feb;106(2):195-9. doi: 10.1016/0021-9975(92)90048-y.
A 3-year-old Persian cat developed bloody diarrhoea. On histological examination, a marked necrotic colitis with a large number of invading protozoan parasites was observed. The protozoan was identified as Entamoeba histolytica by light and electron microscopy. This is the first report describing spontaneous amoebiasis in cats.