Syndrome of Rochalimaea henselae Adenitis Suggesting Cat Scratch Disease

Dolan, Matthew J.; Wong, Michael; Regnery, Russell L.; Jorgensen, James H.; García, María Laura; Peters, John H.; Drehner, Dennis

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-5-199303010-00002

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“…Cat scratch disease is mainly caused by Bartonella henselae [13,36], but B. clarridgeiae has also been linked to human cases of cat scratch disease [29,31,41]. The reservoir of Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae is the domestic cat [6,23,26,30,35], which can remain bacteremic for months to years [1,18,27].…”

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Prevalence of Bartonella infection in domestic cats in Denmark

Chomel

Boulouis

Petersen³

et al. 2002

Vet. Res.

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-Whole blood and serum from 93 cats (44 pets and 49 shelter/stray cats) from Denmark were tested for the presence of feline Bartonella species by culture and for the presence of Bartonella antibodies by serology. Bartonella henselae was isolated from 21 (22.6%) cats. Bacteremia prevalence was not statistically different between shelter/stray cats (13/49, 26.5%) and pet cats (8/44, 18.2%), but varied widely by geographical origin of the cats, even after stratification for cat origin or age (p < 0.001). All isolates but one were B. henselae type II. The only cat bacteremic with B. henselae type I was not co-infected with B. henselae type II. None of the cats was harboring either B. clarridgeiae or B. koehlerae. Almost half (42/92, 45.6%) of the cats were seropositive for B. henselae and antibody prevalence was similar in shelter/stray cats (23/49, 46.9%) and pet cats (19/43, 44.2%). This is the first report of isolation of B. henselae from domestic cats in Denmark. This study also indicates that domestic cats, including pet cats, constitute a large Bartonella reservoir in Denmark. anticorps anti-Bartonella. Bartonella henselae a été isolée de 21 (22,6 %) chats. Les prévalences de bactériémie n'étaient pas significativement différentes entre les chats de fourrière ou errants (13/49 ; 26,5 %) et les chats de compagnie (8/44 ; 18,2 %), mais étaient différentes en fonction de l'origine géographique des chats, même après stratification (p < 0,001). Tous les isolats sauf un ont été identifiés comme appartenant au type II de B. henselae. Le seul chat infecté par B. henselae type I n'était pas co-infecté par B. henselae type II. Bartonella clarridgeiae et B. koehlerae n'ont été isolées d'aucun des chats. Presque la moitié (42/92 ; 45,6 %) des chats avaient des anticorps anti-B. henselae en immunofluorescence et la prévalence en anticorps était assez similaire chez les chats de fourrière ou errants (23/49 ; 46,9 %) et les chats de propriétaire (19/43 ; 44,2 %). Cette étude constitue la première mise en évidence de l'existence de Bartonella henselae chez les chats au Danemark et révèle que les chats domestiques, dont les chats de compagnie, représentent un réservoir important de Bartonelles au Danemark.Bartonella henselae / chat domestique / Felis catus / Danemark

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Prevalence of Bartonella infection in domestic cats in Denmark

Chomel

Boulouis

Petersen³

et al. 2002

Vet. Res.

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“…Recent investigations suggested that a fastidious bacterium Bartonella henselae is a causative agent for bacillary angiomatosis (BA) and bacillary peliosis (BP) in HIV-positive patients [18,21,29]. Furthermore, serological investigations strongly suggested that B. henselae is a causative agent of CSD [25,31] and the organism was isolated from typical CSD patients in immunocompetent status [10].…”

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Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii Infections among Pet Cats in Kanagawa and Saitama, Prefectures.

Maruyama

Hiraga

Yokoyama

et al. 1998

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii was investigated among 471 pet cats obtained from seven private animal hospitals in Kanagawa and Saitama Prefectures during the period from May 1994 to June 1995. Furthermore, 67 randomly selected from the 471 serum samples were examined for the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) antibody and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) antigen. The antibody to B. henselae was examined by an indirect immunofluorecent antibody test. T. gondii, FIV and FeLV infections in cats were detected with respective commercial kits. Of the cat serum samples tested, 43 (9.1%) were found to be seropositive for B. henselae and 41 (8.7%) for T. gondii. The B. henselae-positive rate (12.9%) of male cats was significantly higher than that (5.2%) of female cats. On the other hand, T. gondii-positive rate was 9.1% in male and 8.7% in female cats and there was no significant difference in the positivity between sexes. The positive rate in each hospital varied from 0 to 19.5% for B. henselae and 4.9 to 18.8% for T. gondii. The ages of B. henselae-and T. gondii-positive cats were distributed from <1-year-old to 14-year-old and the seropositivity increased with age of cats. Of the 67 cat serum samples, 16 and 6 cases were positive for FIV and FeLV, respectively. There was no relationship between these viral and B. henselae infections in cats. -KEY WORDS:

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“…Bartonella henselae is the causative agent of a spectrum of human diseases including cat scratch disease (CSD), a granulomatous lymphadenitis (3,9,26,36). Other less common syndromes associated with B. henselae occur mainly in irnmunocompromised people, and include the vasculoproliferative disease bacillary angiomatosis (BA) (18,19,21,24,27,28,30,31), bacillary peliosis (29,33), endocarditis (15), and other syndromes (34).…”

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