The Occurrence of Mycoplasma haemofelis and Candidatus Mycoplasma Haemominutum in Cats in China Confirmed by Sequence-Based Analysis of Ribosomal DNA

Prevalence of hemoplasmas and <i>Bartonella</i> species in client-owned cats in Beijing and Shanghai, China

“…Coinfections by two hemoplasma species were observed in some cats, including three specimens with CMhm and Mhf (0.4%) and one with Mhf and CMt (0.1%), but none with three hemoplasma species (i.e., CMhm, Mhf and CMt ). The positive rate of hemoplasmas (i.e., 4.9%) is much lower than an earlier study conducted in a southern city Guangzhou, China, (i.e., 41.4%) [ 27 ], and those reported in other countries, including Japan (26.4%) [ 21 ], Thailand (38.1%) [ 3 ], South Korea (47.9%) [ 6 ], Iran (22%) [ 4 ], the United States (18% to 27%) [ 19 , 20 ], and the United Kingdom (18% to 27%) [ 14 ].…”

“…Despite their importance in animal health and zoonotic potential, there were limited studies on the prevalence of feline hemoplasma and Bartonella in China. The presence of feline Mhf and CMhm in the mainland China was first reported in 2010, in which the scale of the study was limited and the prevalence of CMt was not evaluated [ 27 ]. A few other studies investigated the prevalence of Bartonella in stray or pet cats in some regions in China [ 25 , 26 ].…”