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Bartonella infection in domestic cats and wild felidsBruno B Chomel
D V M, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1078:410-5. 2006..henselae group including various subspecies, as previously described for B. vinsonii...
Candidatus Bartonella merieuxii, a potential new zoonotic Bartonella species in canids from IraqBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6:e1843. 2012..Finally, it will also be essential to test any dog brought back from Iraq to the USA for presence of Bartonella bacteremia to prevent any accidental introduction of a new Bartonella species to the New World...
Control and prevention of emerging zoonosesBruno B Chomel
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Vet Med Educ 30:145-7. 2003....
Control and prevention of emerging parasitic zoonosesBruno B Chomel
WHO PAHO Collaborating Center on New and Emerging Zoonoses, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Int J Parasitol 38:1211-7. 2008..However, without appropriate financial resources specifically allocated at the local and national levels as well as through international cooperation, control and prevention of these emerging parasitic diseases will not be possible...
Wildlife, exotic pets, and emerging zoonosesBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 13:6-11. 2007..To reduce risk for emerging zoonoses, the public should be educated about the risks associated with wildlife, bushmeat, and exotic pet trades; and proper surveillance systems should be implemented...
Clinical impact of persistent Bartonella bacteremia in humans and animalsBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 990:267-78. 2003..In coyotes, persistent bacteremia is more common than in domestic dogs. It will be of interest to determine if coyotes develop clinical or pathological indications of infection...
Isolation of Bartonella washoensis from a dog with mitral valve endocarditisBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
J Clin Microbiol 41:5327-32. 2003..washoensis (titer of 1:8,192) and, according to indirect immunofluorescent-antibody assay, weakly positive for phase II Coxiella burnetii infection...
Fatal case of endocarditis associated with Bartonella henselae type I infection in a domestic catBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
J Clin Microbiol 41:5337-9. 2003..henselae type I DNA was detected in the damaged aortic valve. Microscopic examination of the valve revealed endocarditis with small silver positive coccoid structures in endothelial cells...
Zoological medicine and public healthBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Vet Med Educ 33:346-51. 2006....
Seroprevalence of Bartonella infection in American free-ranging and captive pumas (Felis concolor) and bobcats (Lynx rufus)Bruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Res 35:233-41. 2004..In California, the highest prevalence was in bobcats from the coastal range (37.5%). These results suggest a potential role of wild felids in the epidemiological cycle of Bartonella henselae or closely related Bartonella species...
Bartonella spp. in pets and effect on human healthBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California 95616, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 12:389-94. 2006..We review current knowledge on the etiologic agents, clinical features, and epidemiologic characteristics of these emerging zoonoses...
Dogs are more permissive than cats or guinea pigs to experimental infection with a human isolate of Bartonella rochalimaeBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Vet Res 40:27. 2009..None of the guinea pigs became bacteremic, but five seroconverted. These results suggest that dogs could be a reservoir of this strain of B. rochalimae, in contrast to cats and guinea pigs...
Ecological fitness and strategies of adaptation of Bartonella species to their hosts and vectorsBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Res 40:29. 2009..However, knowledge regarding arthropod specificity/restriction, the mode of transmission, and the bacterial factors involved in arthropod infection and transmission is still limited...
Bartonella endocarditis: a pathology shared by animal reservoirsand patientsBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1166:120-6. 2009..bovis endocarditis were recently described in adult cows from France. Finally, on-going investigation of valvular endocarditis in free-ranging Alaskan sea otters suggests the involvement of Bartonella species...
Lack of transovarial transmission of Bartonella by rodent fleasBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Mol Ecol 20:2660-1. 2011..The desert flea, X. ramesis, is a flea species parasitizing gerbilline rodents in the deserts of the Middle East (Fielden et al. 2004)...
Tick-borne infections in dogs-an emerging infectious threatBruno Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Parasitol 179:294-301. 2011....
Zoonoses in the bedroomBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:167-72. 2011..The estimated percentage of pet owners who allow dogs and cats on their beds is 14%-62%. However, public health risks, including increased emergence of zoonoses, may be associated with such practices...
Bioterrorism and invasive speciesB B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Rev Sci Tech 29:193-9. 2010....
[Zoonotic diseases caused by bacteria of the genus Bartonella genus: new reservoirs ? New vectors?]Bruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Bull Acad Natl Med 189:465-77; discussion 477-80. 2005..This articles summarizes current knowledge of the etiology, new clinical features and epidemiological characteristics of these emerging zoonoses...
Prevalence of Bartonella infection in domestic cats in DenmarkBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
Vet Res 33:205-13. 2002..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...
Bartonellosis, an increasingly recognized zoonosisB B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Appl Microbiol 109:743-50. 2010..Present knowledge on the aetiology, clinical features and epidemiological characteristics of bartonellosis is presented...
Spatial analysis of the exposure of dogs in rural north-coastal California to vectorborne pathogensJ E Foley
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Rec 161:653-7. 2007....
Serologic and molecular evidence of Ehrlichia spp. in coyotes in CaliforniaN Pusterla
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
J Wildl Dis 36:494-9. 2000..equi from California. Thus, coyotes are exposed to granulocytic ehrlichiae and E. risticii and may play a role in the epidemiology of these ehrlichial agents in California...
Seroepidemiology of Bartonella vinsonii subsp berkhoffii exposure among healthy dogsT E Honadel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 219:480-4. 2001....
Aortic valve endocarditis in a dog due to Bartonella clarridgeiaeB B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
J Clin Microbiol 39:3548-54. 2001..Using indirect immunofluorescence tests, the dog was seropositive for B. clarridgeiae and had antibodies against Ehrlichia phagocytophila but not against Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia ewingii, B. burgdorferi, or Coxiella burnetii...
Seroepidemiology of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii infection in California coyotes, 1994-1998C Chang
University of California, Davis 95616, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 5:711-5. 1999..vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii infection is vectorborne. Further investigation is warranted to evaluate which arthropods are vectors and what the mode of transmission is from wildlife to domestic dogs and possibly humans...
Cat scratch disease and other zoonotic Bartonella infectionsBruno B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 224:1270-9. 2004
Gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) as a potential reservoir of a Bartonella clarridgeiae-like bacterium and domestic dogs as part of a sentinel system for surveillance of zoonotic arthropod-borne pathogens in northern CaliforniaJennifer B Henn
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Clin Microbiol 45:2411-8. 2007..Older dogs were more likely to be seroreactive to Bartonella spp. There was no association between the exposure of dogs to Bartonella and the exposure of dogs to A. phagocytophilum in this study...
Essential veterinary education in emerging infections, modes of introduction of exotic animals, zoonotic diseases, bioterrorism, implications for human and animal health and disease manifestationB B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Rev Sci Tech 28:559-65. 2009....
Bartonella spp. isolated from wild and domestic ruminants in North AmericaC C Chang
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 6:306-11. 2000..Our findings indicate potential for inter- and intraspecies transmission among ruminants, as well as risk that these Bartonella spp. could act as zoonotic agents...
Experimental infection of specific pathogen free (SPF) cats with two different strains of bartonella henselae type I: a comparative studyKazuhiro Yamamoto
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Res 33:669-84. 2002..If a feline vaccine is to be developed in order to prevent human infection, the choice of the vaccine strain will be critical, since major differences were identified even between strains belonging to the same sero/genotype...
Antibody prevalence of eight ruminant infectious diseases in California mule and black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus)B B Chomel
University of California, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Davis 95616
J Wildl Dis 30:51-9. 1994..Antibodies against Lyme borreliosis and anaplasmosis were found in deer throughout California, but antibodies against bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease were most prevalent in deer from southern California...
Serological survey of selected canine viral pathogens and zoonoses in grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) and black bears (Ursus americanus) from AlaskaB B Chomel
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
Rev Sci Tech 17:756-66. 1998..Grizzly bears served as excellent sentinels for surveillance of zoonotic infections in wildlife in Alaska...
Bartonella spp. DNA associated with biting flies from CaliforniaCrystal Y Chung
University of California, Davis, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:1311-3. 2004..11 deer flies (Chrysops spp.), and 11 horse flies (Tabanus spp.) collected on cattle in California. Partial sequencing indicated B. bovis DNA in the horn fly pool and B. henselae type M DNA in one stable fly...
Bartonella infection in urban and rural dogs from the tropics: Brazil, Colombia, Sri Lanka and VietnamE C Brenner
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Epidemiol Infect 141:54-61. 2013..This is the first detection of Bartonella infection in dogs from Colombia and Sri Lanka and identification of Bartonella strain HMD from Asia...
Experimental infection of horses with Bartonella henselae and Bartonella bovisJ Palmero
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Vet Intern Med 26:377-83. 2012..Experimental infection of horses with Bartonella species is not documented...
Molecular evidence of Bartonella spp. in questing adult Ixodes pacificus ticks in CaliforniaC C Chang
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
J Clin Microbiol 39:1221-6. 2001..quintana, B. washoensis, and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii. These findings indicate that I. pacificus ticks may play an important role in Bartonella transmission among animals and humans...
Bartonella henselae infection in splenectomized domestic cats previously infected with hemotropic Mycoplasma speciesJane E Sykes
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Immunol Immunopathol 116:104-8. 2007..Concurrent infection with 'Candidatus M. haemominutum' did not appear to alter the course of infection...
Experimental infection of domestic cats with Bartonella koehlerae and comparison of protein and DNA profiles with those of other Bartonella species infecting felinesKazuhiro Yamamoto
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, Center for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
J Clin Microbiol 40:466-74. 2002..clarridgeiae. B. koehlerae was more closely related to B. henselae than to B. clarridgeiae by protein profile, and this relatedness was also confirmed by analysis of the genomic DNA profiles by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis...
Experimental infection of domestic cats with passaged genotype I Bartonella henselaeJonathan A Werner
Center for Comparative Medicine, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Microbiol 122:290-7. 2007..Furthermore, in vitro passage results in phenotypic and antigenic changes in the bacterial membrane protein profile, which warrants caution in the interpretation of studies involving passaged B. henselae strains...
Prevalence of Bartonella infection in wild African lions (Panthera leo) and cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)S Molia
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Microbiol 100:31-41. 2004..Domestic cats are thus no longer the only known carriers of Bartonella spp. in Africa. Translocation of B. henselae seronegative and TaqMan PCR negative wild felids might be effective in limiting the spread of Bartonella infection...
Association between polyarthritis and thrombocytopenia and increased prevalence of vectorborne pathogens in Californian dogsJ Foley
Center for Vector-Borne Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Rec 160:159-62. 2007
Pathology of bartonella endocarditis in six dogsP A Pesavento
California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, PO Box 1770, Davis, California 95616 1770, USA
Vet Pathol 42:370-3. 2005..Ultrastructural analyses revealed both extracellular and intraendothelial bacteria. Clinical history, serology, and PCR are currently necessary to establish an etiologic diagnosis of Bartonella endocarditis...
Spatial analysis of Yersinia pestis and Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii seroprevalence in California coyotes (Canis latrans)B R Hoar
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis 95616, USA
Prev Vet Med 56:299-311. 2003..pestis increased with increasing elevation, whereas prevalence of B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii decreased with increasing elevation. There were differences in the proportions of positive animals on a yearly basis to both pathogens...
Serosurvey of selected zoonotic agents in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)H Rah
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Rec 156:7-13. 2005..The antibody prevalence for Toxoplasma gondii was 6 per cent, and for Trichinella species 55.6 per cent. The prevalence of antibodies to Trichinella species increased with age (P<0.001)...
Microbial culture of blood samples and serologic testing for bartonellosis in cats with chronic rhinosinusitisNicolas A Berryessa
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 233:1084-9. 2008....
Seroprevalence of Bartonella spp. in the endangered island fox (Urocyon littoralis)Michael S Namekata
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Microbiol 136:184-7. 2009..Further studies are necessary to isolate these bacteria from foxes and determine factors associated with presence or absence of Bartonella species on specific islands...
P26-based serodiagnosis for Bartonella spp. infection in catsJonathan A Werner
Center for Comparative Medicine, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Comp Med 58:375-80. 2008..were seropositive. We propose that rP26-based serology can serve as a useful adjunct tool for the diagnosis of feline infection with B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae, but it may not be useful for feline infection with B. koehlerae...
Evidence of multiple zoonotic agents in a wild rodent community in the eastern Sierra NevadaJennifer Zipser Adjemian
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
J Wildl Dis 44:737-42. 2008..rickettsii (CT=17) and A. phagocytophilum (CT=36). The results of this study provide evidence of multiple zoonoses overlapping within a single, located rodent community...
Antibodies to Bartonella vinsonii subsp. Berkhoffii in Moroccan dogsJennifer B Henn
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:222-3. 2006..Most of the seropositive dogs were stray dogs from Rabat (36%, 8 of 22) and Khenifra (47%, 47 of 101). Antibodies against B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii were found infrequently among pet dogs from Rabat (4%, 1 of 24)...
Seroprevalence of antibodies against Bartonella species and evaluation of risk factors and clinical signs associated with seropositivity in dogsJennifer B Henn
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Am J Vet Res 66:688-94. 2005..Breed appeared to be an important risk factor for seropositivity. Bartonella infection should be considered in dogs with clinical signs of lameness, arthritis-related lameness, nasal discharge or epistaxis, or splenomegaly...
Clinicopathologic findings and outcome in dogs with infective endocarditis: 71 cases (1992-2005)Jane E Sykes
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:1735-47. 2006..Dogs with thrombocytopenia, high serum creatinine concentration, thromboembolism, or renal complications may have a shorter survival time...
Infection and re-infection of domestic cats with various Bartonella species or types: B. henselae type I is protective against heterologous challenge with B. henselae type IIKazuhiro Yamamoto
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Microbiol 92:73-86. 2003..henselae type II and challenged with B. henselae type I. Such results are of major importance for future feline Bartonella vaccine development...
Cloning, characterization, and expression of Bartonella henselae p26Jonathan A Werner
Center for Comparative Medicine, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, California 95616, USA
Clin Vaccine Immunol 13:830-6. 2006..The p26 protein product is an immunodominant antigen that is expressed during infection in cats as a preprotein and is subsequently cleaved to form mature P26...
Evaluation of the relationship between causative organisms and clinical characteristics of infective endocarditis in dogs: 71 cases (1992-2005)Jane E Sykes
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:1723-34. 2006..Dogs with IE secondary to Bartonella spp infection were often afebrile, more likely to develop congestive heart failure, rarely had mitral valve involvement, and had shorter survival times...
Coyotes demonstrate how habitat specialization by individuals of a generalist species can diversify populations in a heterogeneous ecoregionBenjamin N Sacks
Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Mol Biol Evol 25:1384-94. 2008....
Time-space clustering of human brucellosis, California, 1973-1992Geoffrey T Fosgate
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, 95616, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:672-8. 2002..Public health programs in California should focus on educating Hispanic populations about the risk of consuming dairy products, such as soft cheeses, made from unpasteurized milk...
Immunogenicity of Bartonella henselae P26 in catsSunlian Feng
Center for Comparative Medicine, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, United States
Vet Immunol Immunopathol 132:251-6. 2009..However, p26 PCR proved to be more sensitive for detection of infection in cats compared to gltA PCR. Furthermore, ELISA using rP26 as the substrate was more sensitive than ELISA using B. henselae type I outer membrane proteins...
Association between Bartonella species infection and disease in pet cats as determined using serology and cultureJane E Sykes
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, One Shields Avenue, 2108 Tupper Hall, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Feline Med Surg 12:631-6. 2010..There was no association with uveitis, neurologic signs, or chronic kidney disease, and a weak association between seropositivity and idiopathic lower urinary tract disease (feline interstitial cystitis) (P=0.05)...
Bartonella species in small mammals and their ectoparasites in TaiwanYi Lun Tsai
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:917-23. 2010..tribocorum, B. phoceensis, and B. rattimassiliensis were detected in lice obtained from small mammals. A broader range of Bartonella species was identified in the ectoparasites than in the small mammals...
The human-canine environment: a risk factor for non-play bites?Locksley L McV Messam
School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet J 177:205-15. 2008..98-5.85) but not in Kingston. Overall, dogs which were less restricted in their interactions with humans were at elevated risk for biting. An observed association with dog bites in one cultural setting might not exist in another...
Small animal deworming protocols, client education, and veterinarian perception of zoonotic parasites in western CanadaJason W Stull
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, California 95616, USA
Can Vet J 48:269-76. 2007..Most small animal deworming protocols recommended in western Canada begin too late to inhibit endoparasite shedding. Increased educational efforts directed at veterinarians are warranted...
A prospective study of canine infective endocarditis in northern California (1999-2001): emergence of Bartonella as a prevalent etiologic agentKristin A MacDonald
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Vet Intern Med 18:56-64. 2004..002). In conclusion, Bartonella is a common cause of IE in dogs of northern California. A high Bartonella serologic titer (> 1:512) is useful antemortem to diagnose aortic valve IE due to Bartonella...
Educational intervention on dog sterilization and retention in TaiwanHsin-Yi Weng
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Prev Vet Med 76:196-210. 2006..The intervention group had a higher rate of unsuccessful ownership than the control group in the first 4 months of their ownership (HRR=19.2, 95% CI=4.6, 79.7), and the effect reversed after 4 months (HRR=0.5, 95% CI=0.2, 1.1)...
Co-detection of Bartonella henselae, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes pacificus ticks from California, USAKevin Holden
Center for Comparative Medicine, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 6:99-102. 2006..98%) with Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Detection of B. henselae was not dependent on co-infection. The present study offers additional evidence that Ixodes spp. ticks may act as hosts and possibly vectors for B. henselae...
Use of a case-control study and geographic information systems to determine environmental and demographic risk factors for canine leptospirosisGeorge S Ghneim
Center for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Res 38:37-50. 2007..We have shown that a spatial analysis in conjunction with traditional epidemiological analysis is a powerful combination in identifying risk factors for infectious diseases...
Animal protection measures in Taiwan: Taiwanese attitudes toward the animal protection law and animal sheltersHsin-Yi Weng
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, 95616, USA
J Appl Anim Welf Sci 9:315-26. 2006..More than half (52%) thought shelters should perform euthanasia...
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in American free-ranging or captive pumas (Felis concolor) and bobcats (Lynx rufus)Yoko Kikuchi
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Parasitol 120:1-9. 2004..49; 95% CI = 1.09-5.69). Captive pumas were also more likely to be seropositive (21.7%, 29/92) for T. gondii than free-ranging animals (19.9%, 69/346) (PR = 1.85; 95% CI = 1.06, 3.17)...
Validation for use with coyotes (Canis latrans) of a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Dirofilaria immitisB N Sacks
Department of Nematology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Vet Parasitol 109:45-58. 2002..We found no difference in test performance among geographic or demographic coyote groups. Our findings support application of the test to filter paper or standard serological specimens for detection of heartworm in coyote populations...
Hedgehog zoonosesPatricia Y Riley
University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 11:1-5. 2005..We reviewed known and potential zoonotic diseases that could be carried and transmitted by pet hedgehogs or by wild-caught hedgehogs that have been rescued...
Risk factors for unsuccessful dog ownership: an epidemiologic study in TaiwanHsin Yi Weng
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Prev Vet Med 77:82-95. 2006....
Bartonella henselae and domestic cats, JamaicaLocksley L McV Messam
Emerg Infect Dis 11:1146-7. 2005
Multispacer typing to study the genotypic distribution of Bartonella henselae populationsWenjun Li
, IFR 48, CNRS UMR 6020, , , 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France
J Clin Microbiol 44:2499-506. 2006..Finally, we provide a free-access MST-Rick online software program (http://ifr48.timone.univ-mrs.fr/MST_BHenselae/mst) that investigators may use to compare their own MST sequences to our database...
Bartonella bovis Bermond et al. sp. nov. and Bartonella capreoli sp. nov., isolated from European ruminantsDelphine Bermond
Institut de Bacteriologie de la Faculte de Medecine, Universite Louis Pasteur, Hĵpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 52:383-90. 2002..Hybridization values when testing type strains of recognized Bartonella species, obtained with the nuclease/trichloroacetic acid method, support the creation of two novel species...
Molecular epidemiology of Bartonella henselae infection in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients and their cat contacts, using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and genotypingChao-Chin Chang
Department of Public Health, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
J Infect Dis 186:1733-9. 2002..These results corroborate the major role of cats in the transmission of B. henselae to humans and suggest that B. henselae genotypes may induce different pathological features in HIV-infected patients...
Characterization of the first Bartonella henselae strain isolated from a cat in ItalyLorenzo Ciceroni
Department of Bacteriology and Medical Mycology, Istituto Superiore de Sanita, Rome, Italy
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 25:217-28. 2002..henselae type II and also of Houston-1, suggesting that the two type I strains derived from two different clones. These results show the capability of B. henselae to develop genotypic variability between genetically related strains...
Investigation of Bartonella infection in ixodid ticks from CaliforniaChao-Chin Chang
Department of Public Health, Institute of Environmental Health, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 25:229-36. 2002..pacificus nymphs and in Dermacentor sp. ticks. Distribution of Bartonella among ixodid ticks appears widespread in California...
Bartonella tamiae sp. nov., a newly recognized pathogen isolated from three human patients from ThailandMichael Kosoy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
J Clin Microbiol 46:772-5. 2008....
Factors associated with the rapid emergence of zoonotic Bartonella infectionsHenri-Jean Boulouis
Microbiologie-Immunologie, , , 94704 Maisons-Alfort, France
Vet Res 36:383-410. 2005..Furthermore, a description of the main epidemiological and clinical features of zoonotic Bartonellae is given. Finally, the main means for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these diseases are presented...
Characterization of Th1 activation by Bartonella henselae stimulation in BALB/c mice: Inhibitory activities of interleukin-10 for the production of interferon-gamma in spleen cellsHidenori Kabeya
Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Science, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252 8510, Japan
Vet Microbiol 119:290-6. 2007..henselae. These results indicate that B. henselae predominantly stimulated Th1 cells and resulted in secreting IFN-gamma, however the production was partially inhibited by IL-10, which was produced simultaneously...
Emerging or re-emerging bacterial zoonoses: factors of emergence, surveillance and controlJean Blancou
Honorary Director General of the Office International des Epizooties, 11 rue Descombes, 75017 Paris, France
Vet Res 36:507-22. 2005..The success of detection and control of emerging bacterial zoonoses is largely based on international solidarity and cooperation between countries...
