Table 2.
Sex, breed, and age-wise distribution of hemoparasitic disease and hemotropic mycoplasmosis in domestic cats of Kerala.
| Organism | Number of positive cases out of 111 examined | Cats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Breed | Age group | ||||||
| Male | Female | Persian | Nondescript | <1 year | 1–2 years | >2 years | ||
| H. felis | 10 (9%) | 7(6.3%) | 3 (2.7%) | 3(2.7%) | 7 (6.3%) | 3(2.7%) | 4 (3.6%) | 3(2.7%) |
| Cytauxzoon spp. | 3 (2.7%) | 3(2.7%) | – | 2(1.8%) | 1 (0.9%) | 3(2.7%) | – | – |
| M. haemofelis | 2 (1.8%) | 1(0.9%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1(0.9%) | 1 (0.9%) | – | 1 (0.9%) | 1(0.9%) |
| Candidatus M. haemominutum | 7 (6.3%) | 4(3.6%) | 3 (2.7%) | 2(1.8%) | 5 (4.5%) | 1(0.9%) | 3 (2.7%) | 3(2.7%) |
| Candidatus M. turicensis | 1 (0.9%) | 1(0.9%) | – | – | 1 (0.9%) | – | 1 (0.9%) | – |
| Total Feline Mycoplasmosis | 10 (9%) | 6(5.4%) | 4 (3.6%) | 3(2.7%) | 7 (6.3%) | 1(0.9%) | 5 (4.5%) | 4(3.6%) |
| Total | 23 (20.7%) | 16(14.4%) | 7 (6.3%) | 8(7.2%) | 15 (13.5%) | 7(6.3%) | 9 (8.1%) | 7(6.3%) |