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The Mycoplasma haemofelis (qPCR) product is used to detect sequences specific to the Mycoplasma haemofelis bacterium in DNA preparations obtained from cat blood.
Kit size: 100 reactions
Reaction: duplex (FAM: Mycoplasma haemofelis, HEX: internal control)
Internal control: exogenous/endogenous
Determination: qualitative/quantitative
Kit components:
Mycoplasma haemofelis is a Gram-negative parasitic bacterium that infects cats, causing a disease called feline hemotropic mycoplasmosis (FHM). In the past, this disease was called feline infectious anemia or hemobartonellosis. M. haemofelis attaches itself to the surface of a cat’s red blood cells. Infected blood cells may break down or be treated as “foreign” by the cat’s immune system and destroyed. This leads to a decrease in red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels and the development of anemia. M. haemofelis is one of three species of hemoplasmas that infect cats. The other two species are Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum and Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis.
Anemia may be mild and cause no visible symptoms. Some cats with subclinical disease remain long-term carriers of the disease, infecting other cats. If another disease or condition lowers the cat’s immunity, FHM may become clinically apparent. With more severe anemia, the cat may tire quickly, be weak and lethargic, and may lose weight. Additional symptoms may include fever, enlarged spleen or lymph nodes, and increased heart and respiratory rates. The mucous membranes, easily visible in the lining of the eyes and gums, will be pale white or yellow (when anemia is accompanied by jaundice).
The main route of transmission for FHM is through biting and blood-sucking parasites such as fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes. Direct transmission from cat to cat or transmission through inanimate objects such as contaminated food bowls and litter boxes is unlikely. Even if there are other cats in the house, they may remain uninfected or at least asymptomatic. However, a bite from an infected cat can spread the infection, or pregnant cats can pass the infection on to their kittens.
