Exposure of Domestic Cats to Three Zoonotic Bartonella Species in the United States
| Autor: | Irina Goodrich, Brad J. Biggerstaff, Bruno B Chomel, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Michael Kosoy, Kalanthe Horiuchi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Bartonella Bartonella koehlerae Veterinary medicine serosurvey lcsh:Medicine Bartonella clarridgeiae Article Bartonella henselae domestic cats medicine Immunology and Allergy Seroprevalence Molecular Biology CATS General Immunology and Microbiology biology lcsh:R vector-borne pathogens Cat-scratch disease biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Titer Infectious Diseases cat scratch disease IFA |
| Zdroj: | Pathogens Volume 10 Issue 3 Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 354, p 354 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2076-0817 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/pathogens10030354 |
| Popis: | Cat-associated Bartonella species, which include B. henselae, B. koehlerae, and B. clarridgeiae, can cause mild to severe illness in humans. In the present study, we evaluated 1362 serum samples obtained from domestic cats across the U.S. for seroreactivity against three species and two strain types of Bartonella associated with cats (B. henselae type 1, B. henselae type 2, B. koehlerae, and B. clarridgeiae) using an indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA). Overall, the seroprevalence at the cutoff titer level of ≥1:64 was 23.1%. Seroreactivity was 11.1% and 3.7% at the titer level cutoff of ≥1:128 and at the cutoff of ≥1:256, respectively. The highest observation of seroreactivity occurred in the East South-Central, South Atlantic, West North-Central, and West South-Central regions. The lowest seroreactivity was detected in the East North-Central, Middle Atlantic, Mountain, New England, and Pacific regions. We observed reactivity against all four Bartonella spp. antigens in samples from eight out of the nine U.S. geographic regions. |
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