<i>Bartonella</i>Spp. in Pets and Effect on Human Health

Chomel, Bruno B; Boulouis, Henri Jean; Maruyama, Soichi; Breitschwerdt, Edward B.

doi:10.3201/eid1203.050931

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“…infection for humans [16]. However, based upon serological evidence, human cases of bartonellosis have also implicated dogs as a source of B. henselae infection [28,52].…”

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Canine bartonellosis: serological and molecular prevalence in Brazil and evidence of co-infection withBartonella henselaeandBartonella vinsoniisubsp.berkhoffii

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-The purpose of this study was to determine the serological and molecular prevalence of Bartonella spp. infection in a sick dog population from Brazil. At the São Paulo State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Botucatu, 198 consecutive dogs with clinicopathological abnormalities consistent with tick-borne infections were sampled. Antibodies to Bartonella henselae and Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii were detected in 2.0% (4/197) and 1.5% (3/197) of the dogs, respectively. Using 16S-23S rRNA intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS) primers, Bartonella DNA was amplified from only 1/198 blood samples. Bartonella seroreactive and/or PCR positive blood samples (n = 8) were inoculated into a liquid pre-enrichment growth medium (BAPGM) and subsequently sub-inoculated onto BAPGM/blood-agar plates. PCR targeting the ITS region, pap31 and rpoB genes amplified B. henselae from the blood and/or isolates of the PCR positive dog (ITS: DQ346666; pap31 gene: DQ351240; rpoB: EF196806). B. henselae and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii (pap31: DQ906160; rpoB: EF196805) co-infection was found in one of the B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii seroreactive dogs. We conclude that dogs in this study population were infrequently exposed to or infected with a Bartonella species. The B. henselae and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii strains identified in this study are genetically similar to strains isolated from septicemic cats, dogs, coyotes and human beings from other parts of the world. To our knowledge, these isolates provide the first Brazilian DNA sequences from these Bartonella species and the first evidence of Bartonella co-infection in dogs.dogs / Bartonella infections / heart disease / culture / Brazil

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“…infection for humans [16]. However, based upon serological evidence, human cases of bartonellosis have also implicated dogs as a source of B. henselae infection [28,52].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Bartonella are fastidious hemotropic bacteria, which cause long-lasting bac-of which are new and emerging human pathogens [8,12,16,24].…”

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Canine bartonellosis: serological and molecular prevalence in Brazil and evidence of co-infection withBartonella henselaeandBartonella vinsoniisubsp.berkhoffii

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“…Based upon DNA sequencing, two B. henselae ITS strains were found in beluga. Although the source, the mode of transmission, and the timing of infection for individual animals could not be established, the detection of B. henselae in both beluga populations suggests that these marine mammals may sustain chronic, low-grade, nonclinical infections, such as occurs in cats Breitschwerdt and Kordick, 2000;Chomel et al, 2006). For captive animals, chronic infection with B. henselae may have potential health implications, whereas from a public health perspective, occult infection in hunter-harvested beluga could represent an exposure risk to individuals rendering beluga carcasses.…”

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“…For captive animals, chronic infection with B. henselae may have potential health implications, whereas from a public health perspective, occult infection in hunter-harvested beluga could represent an exposure risk to individuals rendering beluga carcasses. Both extensive animal contact and arthropod exposure may represent risk factors for human B. henselae infection (Maggi et al, 2005a;Chomel et al, 2006;Breitschwerdt et al, 2007).…”

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“…Bartonella species comprise an important group of fastidious, intravascular, pathogenic bacteria that can be transmitted by numerous arthropod species, by animal scratches, and by blood transfusion Breitschwerdt and Kordick, 2000;Chomel et al, 2006). Previously, we reported the isolation of Bartonella henselae from the blood of two live stranded harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) recovered along the northern North Carolina coast (Maggi et al, 2005b) and the presence of B. henselae DNA in blood samples obtained from wild loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta; Valentine et al, 2007).…”

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Bartonella Henselae in Captive and Hunter-Harvested Beluga (Delphinapterus Leucas)

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Lester

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Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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ABSTRACT:Previously, we reported the isolation of Bartonella henselae from the blood of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the North Carolina coast. Hematologic, pathologic, and microbiologic findings surrounding the death of a juvenile captive beluga in Vancouver initiated an outbreak investigation designed to define the molecular prevalence of Bartonella infection in belugas. Using polymerase chain reaction analyses targeting the intergenic spacer region (ITS), two B. henselae ITS strains were identified in 78% of captive and free-ranging hunter-harvested belugas. These findings may have public health implications and may influence aquarium management procedures for captive marine mammals.

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