Table 1 Identification of Rickettsia spp. in whole blood of cats and dogs by PCR assay
From: Identification of Rickettsia felis DNA in the blood of domestic cats and dogs in the USA
Sample ID | Host | State | Year | Background | FRET PCR | Nested PCR | BioB PCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ladyc | Cat | Manhattan, KS | May 2013 | 5-year; female, spayed; for Bartonella-negative | R. felis | R. felis | R. felis |
IRBE32218089 | Cat | Granada Hills, CA | July 2014 | 5-year; male castrated; Siamese; for FIP-negative | R. felis | R. felis | R. felis |
Clara | Cat | Brooklyn, NY | Nov 2015 | American domestic shorthair; 8-month; female; for FIP-negative | R. felis | R. felis | R. felis |
Fritz | Cat | Spring, TX | 2017 | 7-month; American domestic shorthair; male, castrated; for FIP-negative | R. felis | R. felis | R. felis |
Rebar | Dog | Montgomery, AL | June 2013 | Male; for Hepatozoon-negative | R. rickettsii | R. rickettsii | Failed |
Daisy | Dog | Killeen, TX | Nov 2017 | Two-month shifting leg lameness. Jack Russell Terrier Mix; female, spayed; 6Y. For Hepatozoon-negative | R. felis | R. felis | Failed |
Roxie | Dog | Jefferson, GA | Dec 2014 | Bulldog; female; 6-year; chronic weight loss with muscle/joint pain; for Hepatozoon-negative | R. felis | R. felis | Failed |
Kawlija | Dog | Rome, GA | Dec 2015 | Jack Russell Terrier; 11-year; male; for Hepatozoon-negative; 6-week history of vomiting/diarrhea; intermittent pain | R. felis | R. felis | Failed |