Cats from western Sicily were tested for Bartonella spp. by blood culture and PCR assays. B. henselae (18%) and B. clarridgeiae (3%) were detected in cats highly flea infested (P value= 0,031). 15% of the samples were identified as B..henselae belonging to genogroup II, whereas 3% was characterised as genogroup I, mainly associated with CSD in humans. Finally, we report the circulation of bacteria belonging to genus Bartonella in feline population of western Sicily, with high risk of infection to humans.
PREVALENCE AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF BARTONELLA HENSELAE AND BARTONELLA CLARRIDGEIAE IN WESTERN SICILY
GRECO, Grazia;DOWGIER, GIULIA;GRANDOLFO, ERIKA;BUONAVOGLIA, Domenico;MARTELLA, Vito
2016-01-01
Abstract
Cats from western Sicily were tested for Bartonella spp. by blood culture and PCR assays. B. henselae (18%) and B. clarridgeiae (3%) were detected in cats highly flea infested (P value= 0,031). 15% of the samples were identified as B..henselae belonging to genogroup II, whereas 3% was characterised as genogroup I, mainly associated with CSD in humans. Finally, we report the circulation of bacteria belonging to genus Bartonella in feline population of western Sicily, with high risk of infection to humans.File in questo prodotto:
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