Do cats serve as good sentinels for Bartonella species infection risk in people and animals?

• Autores: Diana G. Scorpio
• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 180, Nº. 13, 2017
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae are emerging pathogens and infections are quite common in feline populations across the globe. The bacteria are known to cause infection and disease in numerous species, including people (Chomel and others 2006). Fleas spread the infection, although other vectors such as ticks have been implicated in transmission (Cotte and others 2008). Bartonella infection is considered zoonotic, so the identification of animal reservoirs aids in developing public health measures to minimise exposures. Due to its impact in veterinary and human medicine (Table 1), research involving Bartonella species has increased significantly in the past few decades.