Molecular Investigation and Characterization of Mycoplasma spp. infections in Naturally Infected Cats in Thailand.

Purpose: Mycoplasma spp. are hemotropic parasites that attach to the surface of red blood cells, causing hemolytic anemia in infected cats. These pathogens can result in significant clinical consequences, including death if left untreated.

Lumpy skin disease: A newly emerging disease in Southeast Asia.

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is caused by LSD virus (LSDV). This virus has been classified in the genus , family Poxviridae which generally affects large ruminants, especially cattle and domestic water buffalo. The first outbreak of LSD was found in 1929 in Zambia, then spreading throughout Africa and with an ongoing expanding distribution to Asia and Europe.