Other Animal Disease -- United States
A local veterinarian's office has found a deadly disease for cats in southern Illinois. The disease, cytauxzoonosis, is commonly known as bobcat fever. It's transmitted from bobcats to other felines through ticks.
Larger cats can survive the infection, but smaller, domestic cats typically don't.
Veterinarian Leeann Greenwell of Troop Veterinary Services said a cat died from the disease on Thursday [25 Apr 2019], the 1st time it has happened this year [2019]. She said that treating your
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6446303&promed&0
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