Abstract:Encephalitozoon cuniculi is known to infect human beings, dogs, mink, cats, rodents, foxes, goats, horses, non-human primates, rats, ticks and the main host the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Reports of E cuniculi in domestic cats (Felis catus) with histopathological changes are rare. This report describes an E cuniculi infection in the brain and kidneys of a six-week-old kitten. Postmortem examination was performed and microscopical examination of the brain and kidney revealed nodular infiltrates associated … Show more
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