AB Blood System Phenotypes Are Not Associated with Leishmania infantum Infection or Seropositivity in Cats from Italy
Eva Spada, Federica Bruno, Germano Castelli, Roberta Perego, Noemi Cerutti, Fabrizio Vitale, Vito Biondi, Luciana Baggiani, Daniela Proverbio · 2026
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Description
Eva Spada tested in a 2026 Italian study whether a cat's AB blood type affects its chance of carrying Leishmania infantum. Because blood antigens can shape host responses, the team checked both antibody evidence and parasite DNA against blood group.
In all, 706 cats were typed, with 83.1% type A, 10.1% type B and 6.8% type AB in the reported breakdown. Infection appeared in 67 cats, spread across all three groups, and no link emerged with positivity, antibody level or parasite load, even after allowing for region. The authors say other factors must drive susceptibility in cats.
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| CREATOR | Eva Spada, Federica Bruno, Germano Castelli, Roberta Perego, Noemi Cerutti, Fabrizio Vitale, Vito Biondi, Luciana Baggiani, Daniela Proverbio |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23679 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |