Bartonella In Cats- National & International
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 19;4(2). pii: E69. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4020069.
Human Bartonellosis: An Underappreciated Public Health Problem?
Cheslock MA1, Embers ME2.
1 Division of Immunology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University Health Sciences, Covington, LA 70433, USA. mchesloc@tulane.edu.
2 Division of Immunology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University Health Sciences, Covington, LA 70433, USA. members@tulane.edu.
QUOTE- "Bartonella spp. bacteria can be found around the globe and are the causative agents of multiple human diseases. The most well-known infection is called cat-scratch disease, which causes mild lymphadenopathy and fever. As our knowledge of these bacteria grows, new presentations of the disease have been recognized, with serious manifestations. Not only has more severe disease been associated with these bacteria but also Bartonella species have been discovered in a wide range of mammals, and the pathogens' DNA can be found in multiple vectors."
SOURCE- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31010191
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BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 2;19(1):299. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3929-z.
First isolation and genotyping of Bartonella henselae from a cat living with a patient with cat scratch disease in Southeast Europe.
Stepanić M1, Duvnjak S1, Reil I1, Špičić S1, Kompes G1, Beck R2.
1 Department for Bacteriology and Parasitology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska cesta 143, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
2 Department for Bacteriology and Parasitology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska cesta 143, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. relja.beck@gmail.com.
QUOTE- "Our ability to detect B. henselae in blood through culturing but not PCR suggests that the prevalence of infected cats with low bacteremia is very high, suggesting the need to develop faster, more sensitive detection assays."
Source- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30940084
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