Feline leukemia virus is a retrovirus that infects cats. FeLV can be transmitted from infected cats when the transfer of saliva or nasal secretions is involved.
A local veterinarian says this year has seen an unusually high number of one particular tick-borne illness called bobcat fever. With a 90% to 95% mortality rate if untreated, the disease is largely a threat to outdoor cats. "One of the hospitals close to us has seen 9 cases already this year.
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Black Legged tick. From left to Right: Ixodes scapularis adult female, adult male, nymph, and larva on a centimeter scale. Amblyomma americanum has been identified as harboring the bacteria causing Ehrlichiosis, RMSF, and Tularemia.
