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PRO/AH/EDR> Cytauxzoonosis, feline – USA (02): (TN)
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesA deadly disease passed from bobcats to domestic cats through ticks is on the rise.NewsChannel 5 in Nashville [Tennessee] talked to an area veterinarian, Dr Frankie Locklar of Maury County Animal Hospital in Columbia, about the disease."Actually the last 3 years we've seen an uptick [in bobcat fever]," Locklar explained. "Used to, you'd see 1 or 2 cases a summer. Now we're actually starting to see in the 20s."Bobcat fever is almost always fatal in domestic cats. Read more [...]
