Prevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae in cats in the south of Brazil: a molecular study

Staggemeier, Rodrigo; Venker, Carolina Augusto; PS____Klein, Deisy Heck; PS____Petry, Mariana; Spilki, Fernando Rosado; PS____Cantarelli, Vlademir Vicente

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“…Moreover, it was also similar to a strain of B. clarridgeiae (CIP 104772) that was isolated from a cat in Strasbourg, France (Lawson & Collins 1996). Multiple sequence alignments of the ribC gene demonstrated that these two cats from the north-eastern region of Brazil were infected with the same strain recently detected from one of three cats infected with B. clarridgeiae in the southern region of Brazil (HM588660) (Staggemeier et al 2010). In addition, unpublished DNA sequences deposited in GenBank indicate that the same sequence was identified in China (EU571943 and EU836705), although the host species was not indicated.…”

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“…Because the cats evaluated in this study are located in a distinct region of Brazil, approximately 2.880 km (1.789 miles) from the region in which the human and canine cases were originally reported, the B. henselae Brazil-1 strain may represent the endogenous B. henselae strain of Brazil. A recent study in the Southern region of Brazil detected two B. henselae-infected cats with ribC sequences similar to the Brazil-1 strain (HM588661 and HM588662); however, other genes were not amplified and sequenced (Staggemeier et al 2010). Our results expand the molecular characterisation of the B. henselae Brazil-1 strain, with partial ribC (536 bp), gltA (915 bp) and groEL (565 bp) gene sequences that were not available for the human or canine cases previously reported.…”

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“…For example, a molecular study of cats from RS observed that 17% of 47 feral cats were infected with Bartonella spp; five (10.6%) were infected with B. henselae and three (6.4%) were infected with B. clarridgeiae (Staggemeier et al 2010). Most cats from an animal shelter in city of Vassouras, RJ were infected (97.3% PCR-positive) (Souza et al 2010).…”

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“…Recently, a seroprevalence for Bartonella spp of 35.7% was observed among cats belonging to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody-positive individuals . In addition, Bartonella spp have been molecularly detected in cats from the states of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) (Staggemeier et al 2010) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) (Souza et al 2010, Crissiuma et al 2011). There are few studies addressing the occurrence of Bartonella spp in humans in Brazil.…”

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Molecular characterisation of Bartonella species in cats from São Luís, state of Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil

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André

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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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Bartonella species are fastidious Gram-negative bacteria that predominantly infect mammalian erythrocytes and endothelial cells and cause long-lasting bacteraemia in their reservoir hosts (Chomel et al. 2004). Bartonellae are usually vector-borne bacteria and the vector varies depending on the bacterial species, host and reservoir (Chomel et al. 2006b).Domestic cats are the main reservoir for Bartonella henselae (the most frequent agent of cat scratch disease), Bartonella clarridgeiae (suspected in a few cases of cat scratch disease) (Chomel et al. 2004) and Bartonella koehlerae (Avidor et al. 2004).There are few reports of Bartonella infection in Brazil. A low seroprevalence of Bartonella spp has been detected among Brazilian dogs (Diniz et al. 2007a, b) and B. henselae and Bartonella vinsonii berkhoffii DNA has been detected in Brazilian dogs at a very low prevalence (Diniz et al. 2007b). Conversely, a very high prevalence of antibodies to B. henselae has been observed among free-ranging wild felids in Brazil (Filoni et al. 2006) and the parasite has been detected in wild felids by molecular techniques (Guimarães et al. 2010). Recently, a seroprevalence for Bartonella spp of 35.7% was observed among cats belonging to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody-positive individuals . In addition, Bartonella spp have been molecularly detected in cats from the states of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) (Staggemeier et al. 2010) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) (Souza et al. 2010, Crissiuma et al. 2011). There are few studies addressing the occurrence of Bartonella spp in humans in Brazil. Antibodies to B. henselae and Bartonella quintana have been detected in 13.7% and 12.8% of healthy residents of the state of Minas Gerais (MG), respectively (da Costa et al. 2005). A seroprevalence of Bartonella spp of 38.4% and 34.4% has been observed in HIV-positive patients and healthy human populations, respectively, in Jacarepaguá, RJ .This study aimed to detect and characterise Bartonella spp DNA from Brazilian cat blood samples from São Luís, Maranhão (MA), north-eastern Brazil. MATERIALS AND METHODSSample collection and study area -Between October 2008-January 2009, whole blood samples were collected from 200 domestic cats (102 males, 98 females) that were allowed outside in São Luís (194 cats from suburban areas of São Luís county and six from Raposa county). The study region is an invasion area that has suffered a 70% forest reduction. Cats were selected without specific inclusion criteria and were apparently healthy at the time of sample collection. Sampled cats had contact with other cats and dogs. Blood samples for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were collected from jugular or cephalic veins, immediately aliquoted into tubes containing ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) as an anticoagulant and stored at -20ºC until PCR analysis. All procedures were performed according to Ethical Principles in Animal Research adopted by the Brazilian College of Animal Experimentation and were approved by the Ethical Committee of the College of Ag...

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Molecular characterisation of Bartonella species in cats from São Luís, state of Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil

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“…among domestic and wild felids have been produced. DNA from Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae was detected in 10.6% and 6.3% of the blood samples, respectively, from 47 cats at an animal shelter in Novo Hamburgo, state of Rio Grande do Sul (STAGGEMEIER et al, 2010). The prevalence of Bartonella spp.…”

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Molecular detection of feline arthropod-borne pathogens in cats in Cuiabá, state of Mato Grosso, central-western region of Brazil

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Gonçalves

et al. 2013

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Hemotrophic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas), Bartonella sp., Hepatozoon sp. and Cytauxzoon felis are prominent pathogens that circulate between cats and invertebrate hosts. The present study aimed to detect the presence of DNA from hemoplasmas, Bartonella sp., Hepatozoon sp. and Cytauxzoon felis, and then confirm it by means of sequencing, in blood samples from cats in Cuiabá, MT, Brazil. From February 2009 to February 2011, blood samples with added EDTA were collected from 163 cats that were being housed in four different animal shelters in the city of Cuiabá, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil and from 15 cats that were admitted to the veterinary hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT). Out of the 178 cats sampled, 15 (8.4%) were positive for hemoplasmas: four (2.2%) for Mycoplasma haemofelis, 12 (6.7%) for 'Candidatus M. haemominutum' and one (0.5%) for 'Candidatus M. turicensis'. One cat (0.5%), a patient that was attended at the veterinary hospital, was coinfected with M. haemofelis, 'Candidatus M. haemominutum' and 'Candidatus M. turicensis', based on sequencing confirmation. Four cats were positive for Bartonella spp.: three (1.7%) for B. henselae and one (0.5%) for B. clarridgeiae. None of the animals showed Cytauxzoon sp. or Hepatozoon sp. DNA in their blood samples. This study showed that cats housed in animal shelters in the city of Cuiabá, state of Mato Grosso, are exposed to hemoplasmas and Bartonella species.

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Molecular and Serological Survey of the Cat-Scratch Disease Agent (Bartonella henselae) in Free-Ranging Leopardus geoffroyi and Leopardus wiedii (Carnivora: Felidae) From Pampa Biome, Brazil

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Prevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae in cats in the south of Brazil: a molecular study

Cited by 32 publications

References 54 publications

Molecular characterisation of Bartonella species in cats from São Luís, state of Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil

Molecular characterisation of Bartonella species in cats from São Luís, state of Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil

Molecular detection of feline arthropod-borne pathogens in cats in Cuiabá, state of Mato Grosso, central-western region of Brazil

Molecular and Serological Survey of the Cat-Scratch Disease Agent (Bartonella henselae) in Free-Ranging Leopardus geoffroyi and Leopardus wiedii (Carnivora: Felidae) From Pampa Biome, Brazil

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