Cat Scratch Disease in Connecticut -- Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Evaluation of a New Diagnostic Test

Boonmar

Morita³

et al. 2000

J. Vet. Med. Sci.

ABSTRACT. The seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii among apparently healthy individuals, mainly blood donors, in Thailand was investigated by an indirect fluorescent antibody technique and by a latex agglutination test, respectively. Of 163 serum samples examined, 9 (5.5%) were found to be positive for B. henselae-IgG, 2 (1.2%) for B. henselae-IgM, and 5 (3.1%) for the T. gondii antibody. No significant difference was observed between male and female samples in the serological test with either B. henselae or T. gondii. The age of individuals with B. henselae-IgG was distributed from the 20s to the 70s, and B. henselae-IgM was found in the individuals of the 30s and 60s. The age of T. gondii positive samples ranged from the 20s to the 60s. In this study, the prevalence of B. henselae infection among healthy individuals in Thailand was serologically demonstrated for the first time.-KEY WORDS: antibody, Bartonella henselae, Thailand.

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confidence: 73%

Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae and Toxoplasma gondii among Healthy Individuals in Thailand.

Boonmar

Morita³

et al. 2000

J. Vet. Med. Sci.

“…henselae infection were temporally related to a tick exposure in the United States (reviewed in [2]). Tick exposure was reported as a risk factor associated with CSD in humans ( 39 ). Similarly, tick exposure was determined to be a risk factor associated with B .…”

Section: Beyond the Fleas: New Emerging Vectorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

BartonellaSpp. in Pets and Effect on Human Health

Chomel

Boulouis

et al. 2006

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

396

458

“…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].…”

Section: Indirect Immunofluorescent Antibody Test For B Henselaementioning

confidence: 99%

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

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Hiraga

Yokoyama

et al. 1998

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: