Butt M T, Bowman D, Barr M C, Roelke M E
Department of Pathology, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
J Wildl Dis. 1991 Apr;27(2):342-7. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-27.2.342.
A laboratory cat died 12 days after intraperitoneal inoculation of a 1 ml suspension containing 1.5 x 10(6) blood mononuclear cells from a Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi). Gross, histologic and ultrastructural investigations revealed the cause of death to be infection by Cytauxzoon felis, a protozoal parasite known to cause a rapidly fatal disease (cytauxzoonosis) in domestic cats. The bobcat (Felis rufus) has been identified as a natural host for C. felis. This report implicates the Florida panther as another possible host for C. felis.
一只实验室猫在腹腔接种1毫升含有1.5×10⁶个来自佛罗里达美洲狮（Felis concolor coryi）血液单核细胞的悬液12天后死亡。大体、组织学和超微结构检查显示，死亡原因是感染了猫嗜吞噬细胞无形体（Cytauxzoon felis），这是一种已知会在家猫中引发快速致命疾病（嗜吞噬细胞无形体病）的原生动物寄生虫。短尾猫（Felis rufus）已被确定为猫嗜吞噬细胞无形体的天然宿主。本报告表明佛罗里达美洲狮是猫嗜吞噬细胞无形体的另一种可能宿主。
