| Autor: |
Kitada AA; 1Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoonosis in Domestic Animals (Lapclin-Dermzoo), Evandro Chagas Clinical Research Institute/Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Favacho AR, Oliveira RV, Pessoa AA Jr, Gomes R, Honse CO, Gremião ID, Lemos ER, Pereira SA |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of feline medicine and surgery [J Feline Med Surg] 2014 Apr; Vol. 16 (4), pp. 308-11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Oct 14. |
| DOI: |
10.1177/1098612X13508193 |
| Abstrakt: |
Cat scratch disease is a zoonosis caused by Bartonella species, transmitted to humans through scratches or bites from infected cats and via direct contact with infected feces. Sporotrichosis, caused by the fungal complex Sporothrix, is transmitted by traumatic inoculation of the fungus. Cats are important in zoonotic transmission. Serum samples from 112 domestic cats with sporotrichosis and 77 samples from healthy cats were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), using the commercial kit Bartonella henselae IFA IgG (Bion). The presence of antibodies against feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) core antigens was detected using the commercial kit Snap Combo FIV-FeLV (Idexx). The group of animals with sporotrichosis contained 93 males with a median age of 22 months, eight (7.1%) of which were positive for FIV and 15 (13.4%) for FeLV. The group of animals without sporotrichosis contained 36 males with a median age 48 months, 10 (13.0%) of which were positive for FIV and eight (10.4%) for FeLV. Of the 112 cats with sporotrichosis and 77 cats without mycosis, 72 (64.3%) and 35 (45.5%), respectively, were IFA reactive. No association was found between age, sex, FIV/FeLV and the presence of antibodies to Bartonella species. The results suggest that the study population can be considered a potential source of zoonotic infection for both diseases. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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