Seroprevalence of<i>Bartonella henselae</i>in cattery cats: Association with cattery hygiene and flea infestation

Foley, Janet E.; Chomel, Bruno B; Kikuchi, Yoko; Yamamoto, Kazuhiro; Pedersen, Niels C

doi:10.1080/01652176.1998.9694824

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“…In veterinary medicine, the most extensive Bartonella seroepidemiologic studies have involved domestic and feral cats (21,22,24,35,37,49,104). Based upon more recent observations, there may be at least three limitations to the accurate interpretation of seroprevalence data derived from these cat studies (21,22,24,35,37,49,104).…”

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“…Seroprevalence in cattery cats is generally bimodal. Foley et al (35) found either that most cats within a given cattery had serologic evidence of exposure or that very few or none were exposed. Of note, flea infestation was the most important risk factor associated with high Bartonella seroprevalence in cattery cats.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Based upon more recent observations, there may be at least three limitations to the accurate interpretation of seroprevalence data derived from these cat studies (21,22,24,35,37,49,104). First, the patterns of crossreactivity among the four Bartonella spp.…”

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“…Bartonella henselae is an ubiquitous flea-borne feline pathogen with a seroprevalence of 3-6 % in blood donors in the USA and Australia (Branley et al, 1996;Chomel et al, 1995;Foley et al, 1998;Jackson et al, 1993;Koehler et al, 1994), which is capable of infecting other animals and causing serious illness in humans (Anderson & Neuman, 1997). Key virulence attributes probably include the ability to express a rigid polar (putative type IV) pilin (Batterman et al, 1995) and invade epithelial cells (Batterman et al, 1995;Dehio et al, 1997), to stimulate angiogenesis in endothelial cells (Burgess & Anderson, 1998;Kempf et al, 2001), and to attenuate phagocyte attack (Fumarola et al, 1994).…”

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Phase variation in Bartonella henselae

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“…Cats are infected in proportion to their exposure to the pathogen and the principal vector, Ctenocephalides felis (12). Bacteremic infection in Australian cats may exceed 30% (8), and approximately 5% of Australian blood donors are seropositive (11).…”

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Limited Diversity among Human Isolates of Bartonella henselae

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A study of 59 isolates of Bartonella henselae reveals relatively limited diversity among those of human origin (n ‫؍‬ 28). Either of two distinct alleles of both gltA and 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was found in all isolates, with a high level of congruity between 16S and gltA inheritance among proven human pathogens. Human isolates from all over Eastern Australia were most commonly 16S rDNA (Bergmans) type I, with the same gltA allele as the type strain (Houston-1). Comparable feline isolates were more commonly 16S type II, with less congruity of inheritance between 16S and gltA alleles. Previously described arbitrarily primed PCR and EagI-HhaI infrequent restriction site PCR fingerprinting techniques separated Bartonella species effectively but lacked discriminating power within B. henselae. Examination of the 16-23S intergenic spacer region revealed for several strains several point mutations as well as a repeat sequence of unknown significance which is readily detected by HaeIII restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. The bacteriophage-associated papA gene was present in all isolates. Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR proved to be a useful and robust typing tool and clearly separated human isolates (including imported strains) from the majority of feline isolates. Our data are consistent with published evidence and with previous suggestions of intragenomic rearrangements in the type strain and suggest that human isolates come from a limited subset of B. henselae strains. They strengthen arguments for careful exploration of genotype-phenotype relationships and for the development of a multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing-based approach to the phylogeny of B. henselae.

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Seroprevalence ofBartonella henselaein cattery cats: Association with cattery hygiene and flea infestation

Cited by 36 publications

References 31 publications

Bartonella Infection in Animals: Carriership, Reservoir Potential, Pathogenicity, and Zoonotic Potential for Human Infection

Bartonella Infection in Animals: Carriership, Reservoir Potential, Pathogenicity, and Zoonotic Potential for Human Infection

Phase variation in Bartonella henselae

Limited Diversity among Human Isolates of Bartonella henselae

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