After examining the unexplained deaths of several cats in the state, the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine's Animal Health Center revealed that their death was due to an infection called cytauxzoonosis. (itchmo.com)
«The number of cases of feline tularemia and cytauxzoonosis in the region diagnosed at the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory have increased steadily over the years, at least partly owing to the wider geographic distribution of Amblyomma americanum, or the lone star tick,» Raghavan said. (sciencedaily.com)
Raghavan said the best - known diseases resulting from pathogens transmitted by the lone star tick include human monocytic ehrlichiosis and human ewingii ehrlichiosis, tularemia, southern tick - associated rash illness and feline cytauxzoonosis. (sciencedaily.com)