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Fig. 1 | Parasites & Vectors

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From: Transmission of Cytauxzoon felis to domestic cats by Amblyomma americanum nymphs

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Proposed natural Cytauxzoon felis transmission cycles based on experimental data. Transmission of C. felis to domestic cats occurs via blood-feeding of infected A. americanum nymphs and adults acquisition-fed on carrier cats as larvae and nymphs, respectively ([9], present study). Transmission to bobcats occurs via blood-feeding of infected D. variabilis adults acquisition-fed as nymphs on carrier bobcats [12]. Experimental transmission of C. felis by D. variabilis to and from domestic cats has not been demonstrated [9, 10]. Amblyomma americanum is likely involved in natural C. felis cycles in bobcat populations based on overlapping geographical regions of parasitemic bobcats and PCR positive wild-caught ticks [1, 10, 19]

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