PMID- 10479103
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19991209
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0090-3558 (Print)
IS  - 0090-3558 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 3
DP  - 1999 Jul
TI  - Hematologic effects of cytauxzoonosis in Florida panthers and Texas cougars in 
      Florida.
PG  - 613-7
AB  - Cytauxzoon felis is a long-recognized hemoparasite of free-ranging Florida 
      panthers (Puma concolor coryi), but its prevalence and effect on the population 
      has not been assessed. Red blood cell indices and white blood cell counts were 
      compared between infected and noninfected Florida panthers and Texas cougars 
      (Puma concolor stanleyana) from 1983-1997 in Florida (USA). The prevalence of 
      cytauxzoonosis for both populations was 39% (11/28) for Texas cougars, 35% for 
      Florida panthers (22/63) and 36% overall. Thirteen hematologic parameters were 
      compared between C. felis positive and negative panthers and cougars. Florida 
      panthers had significantly lower mean cell hemoglobin count (MCHC) and higher 
      white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, monocyte and eosinophil counts (P < or = 
      0.05) than Texas cougars. Infected Florida panthers had significantly lower mean 
      cell hemoglobin (MCH) and monocyte counts and higher neutrophil and eosinophil 
      counts than infected Texas cougars. Although statistically significant 
      differences were measured for hematologic parameters in C. felis positive 
      panthers and cougars, biologically significant differences were not likely 
      because values were generally within expected reference ranges for healthy 
      animals. Cytauxzoonosis does not appear to have a negative effect on the 
      hematologic parameters of chronically infected panthers and cougars. Potential 
      transient changes during initial infection were not evaluated.
FAU - Rotstein, D S
AU  - Rotstein DS
AD  - Department of Comparative Pathology, University of Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
FAU - Taylor, S K
AU  - Taylor SK
FAU - Harvey, J W
AU  - Harvey JW
FAU - Bean, J
AU  - Bean J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Wildl Dis
JT  - Journal of wildlife diseases
JID - 0244160
RN  - 0 (Hemoglobins)
SB  - IM
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - Animals
MH  - Carnivora/blood/*parasitology
MH  - Erythrocyte Count/veterinary
MH  - Erythrocyte Indices/veterinary
MH  - Erythrocytes/parasitology
MH  - Female
MH  - Florida/epidemiology
MH  - Hematocrit/veterinary
MH  - Hemoglobins/analysis
MH  - Leukocyte Count/veterinary
MH  - Male
MH  - Piroplasmida/*isolation & purification
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Protozoan Infections/blood/epidemiology
MH  - *Protozoan Infections, Animal
EDAT- 1999/09/09 00:00
MHDA- 1999/09/09 00:01
CRDT- 1999/09/09 00:00
PHST- 1999/09/09 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1999/09/09 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/09/09 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.7589/0090-3558-35.3.613 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Wildl Dis. 1999 Jul;35(3):613-7. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.3.613.