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Journal Article
Tritrichomonas foetus infection, a cause of chronic diarrhea in the domestic cat
2015
Overview
Tritrichomonas foetus
is a very intriguing trichomonad protozoan with respect to its varied choice of residence in the different host species. It is an obligate parasite of the reproductive and the gastrointestinal tract of bovine and feline host respectively, leading to trichomonosis. Bovine trichomonosis is a sexually transmitted disease whereas feline trichomonosis is a disease with a purported fecal-oral route of spread. Further, the trichomonad is a commensal in the nasal passages, stomach, cecum and colon of swine host. Advances have been exponential in understanding the trichomonad biology and specifically feline trichomonosis since late 1990s and early 2000s when
T. foetus
was soundly determined to be a causative agent of chronic diarrhea in the domestic cat. It is a challenging task, even for a skilled investigator not to mention the busy clinical veterinarian, to keep up with the vast volume of information. Here we comprehensively reviewed the trichomonad biology, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, host immunity, world map of distribution, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment. Risk factors associated with
T. foetus
-positive status in the domestic cat include young age, purebred, history of diarrhea, co-infections with other enteral pathogens. In addition, molecular similarity of bovine and feline isolates of
T. foetus
in DNA sequence was concisely discussed. The data presented serve as an information source for veterinarians, and investigators who are interested in biology of
T. foetus
and feline trichomonosis.
Publisher
BioMed Central
Subject
/ Cat Diseases - prevention & control
/ Cats
/ cattle
/ cecum
/ colon
/ diarrhea
/ Diarrhea - prevention & control
/ DNA
/ immunity
/ Medicine
/ Protozoan Infections, Animal - diagnosis
/ Protozoan Infections, Animal - epidemiology
/ Protozoan Infections, Animal - parasitology
/ Protozoan Infections, Animal - prevention & control
/ Review
/ sexually transmitted diseases
/ stomach
/ swine
/ Tritrichomonas foetus - genetics
/ Tritrichomonas foetus - physiology
/ Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
/ Virology
