Jańczak Dawid, Szczepaniak Klaudiusz, Jeleniewska Jagoda, Szaluś-Jordanow Olga
Department of Infectious and Invasive Diseases and Veterinary Administration, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagrina 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
Department of Parasitology and Fish Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 12, 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
Pathogens. 2025 May 7;14(5):458. doi: 10.3390/pathogens14050458.
is a parasitic protozoan that causes large-bowel disorders in domestic cats worldwide. Between 2020 and 2024, 1606 feline stool samples were tested for . The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of infection among cats with diarrhea reported within the last 6 months, and to assess age and sex as risk factors for infection. The diagnostic method of choice was nested PCR with modifications to reduce potential reaction inhibition. Overall, DNA was detected in 10.6% (170/1606) of cats, with the highest prevalence observed in animals younger than one year, 14.9% (106/711). This study confirms that infection is common in domestic cats in Poland. Therefore, this parasite should be included in the differential diagnosis protocol for feline patients with large-bowel diarrhea.
是一种寄生原生动物，可导致全球范围内家猫出现大肠疾病。在2020年至2024年期间，对1606份猫粪便样本进行了检测。本研究的目的是确定过去6个月内报告的腹泻猫中感染的患病率，并评估年龄和性别作为感染的风险因素。首选的诊断方法是经过改良的巢式PCR，以减少潜在的反应抑制。总体而言，在10.6%（170/1606）的猫中检测到了DNA，在1岁以下的动物中患病率最高，为14.9%（106/711）。本研究证实，在波兰家猫中感染很常见。因此，这种寄生虫应纳入猫大肠腹泻患者的鉴别诊断方案中。
