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The study also provides the first data on the occurrence of <jats:italic>H. felis<\/jats:italic> in this wild felid. <jats:italic>Hepatozoon<\/jats:italic> meronts were observed in multiple cross-sections of different organs of four (44%) cats. Additionally, extracellular forms, resembling mature gamonts of <jats:italic>Hepatozoon<\/jats:italic>, were found in the spleen and myocardium of two cats. Furthermore, tissues of six animals (67%) were positive by PCR. <jats:italic>Hepatozoon felis<\/jats:italic> was identified infecting one cat (11%), whereas the 18S rRNA sequences of the remaining five cats (56%) were identical, but distinct from the sequences of <jats:italic>H. felis<\/jats:italic>. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that those sequences form a highly supported clade distant from other <jats:italic>Hepatozoon<\/jats:italic> spp. Future studies should include domestic cats from the areas where the wild cats positive for <jats:italic>H. silvestris<\/jats:italic> sp. nov. were found, in order to investigate their potential role to serve as intermediate hosts of this newly described species. 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