Prevalence of Bartonella Henselae in Cats in Catalonia, Spain

Pons, Immaculada; Sanfeliú, Isabel; Quesada, Mariela; Anton, Esperanza; Sampere, Maite; Font, Bernat; Pla, Júlia; Segura, Ferrán

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.453

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“…Regarding age, 11.3% (6/53) of the young animals showed positive results, compared to 4.7% (6/129) of the adults (P ϭ 0.1), which is in agreement with several studies developed in cats and dogs (8,22), probably due to an immune system that is not fully developed in young specimens or to the acquisition of immunoresistance in the adults after successive contacts with these pathogens.…”

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Presence of Bartonella Species in Wild Carnivores of Northern Spain

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Gil

García-Esteban

et al. 2012

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Presence of Bartonella Species in Wild Carnivores of Northern Spain

Gerrikagoitia

Gil

García-Esteban

et al. 2012

Appl Environ Microbiol

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“…We have found 27.2% of cats infected with Bartonella spp. in La Rioja, while in studies from other parts of Spain a lower ratio of infection was detected (4% to 6%) [36], [37]. It is noteworthy that large differences are seen worldwide in the prevalence of Bartonella in cats, depending on the feline population targeted [38].…”

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Distribution of Bartonella henselae Variants in Patients, Reservoir Hosts and Vectors in Spain

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We have studied the diversity of B. henselae circulating in patients, reservoir hosts and vectors in Spain. In total, we have fully characterized 53 clinical samples from 46 patients, as well as 78 B. henselae isolates obtained from 35 cats from La Rioja and Catalonia (northeastern Spain), four positive cat blood samples from which no isolates were obtained, and three positive fleas by Multiple Locus Sequence Typing and Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeats Analysis. This study represents the largest series of human cases characterized with these methods, with 10 different sequence types and 41 MLVA profiles. Two of the sequence types and 35 of the profiles were not described previously. Most of the B. henselae variants belonged to ST5. Also, we have identified a common profile (72) which is well distributed in Spain and was found to persist over time. Indeed, this profile seems to be the origin from which most of the variants identified in this study have been generated. In addition, ST5, ST6 and ST9 were found associated with felines, whereas ST1, ST5 and ST8 were the most frequent sequence types found infecting humans. Interestingly, some of the feline associated variants never found on patients were located in a separate clade, which could represent a group of strains less pathogenic for humans.

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“…In Spain, there is limited information describing Bh infection in humans [3] and only one study has been performed in cats with a seroprevalence of 29.6% [28]. In this study, the Bh seroprevalence was 16.8% in dogs from Spain.…”

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A serological study of exposure to arthropod-borne pathogens in dogs from northeastern Spain

Solano‐Gallego

Llull

Osso³

et al. 2006

Vet. Res.

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-There is limited information regarding the prevalence of many vector borne pathogens in Europe and especially in Spanish dogs. We investigated 206 sick and 260 clinically healthy dogs from three different regions in northeastern Spain for antibodies to Rickettsia conorii (Rc), Ehrlichia canis (Ec), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Ap), Bartonella henselae (Bh), Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii (Bvb), Leishmania infantum (Li) and Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) and for antigen of Dirofilaria immitis (Di). Total prevalences were the following: Rc (56.4%), Li (30%), Ec (16.7%), Bh (16.8%), Ap (11.5%), Bvb (1.07%), Di (0.6%) and Bb (0.6%). Seroprevalences for Rc, Ec, Ap, Bh, and Bvb and Bb and Di antigens were similar among the three different study sites. The Ec seroprevalence, as determined by Snap 3DX, was statistically lower in dogs from Mallorca (0%) than Tarragona (16%) and Barcelona (5%) (P < 0.0001). Detection of Rc antibodies was associated with seroreactivity to Ec and Ap antigens (P = 0.018 and P = 0.002, respectively). IFA Ec antibodies were associated with Ap seroreactivity (P < 0.0001). There was no association between the clinical status, sex, time of the year when samples were collected, life-style or exposure to fleas or ticks and a positive test result for Ec, Bh, Bvb, or Bb antibodies or Di antigens. Li seroreactivity was associated with illness and living outdoors (P < 0.0001, P = 0.029; respectively), Rc seroreactivity with the male gender (P = 0.028) and Ap seroreactivity with living outdoors (P = 0.045). This study indicates that exposure to Rc, Li, Ec or related Ehrlichia spp., Bh and Ap or a related spp., is common whereas Di, Bb and Bvb is uncommon among dogs from the Mediterranean basin. We also provide serological data that suggests the existence of a novel Ehrlichia species on Mallorca island. rickettsial pathogens / dogs / Spain

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Prevalence of Bartonella Henselae in Cats in Catalonia, Spain

Cited by 32 publications

References 41 publications

Presence of Bartonella Species in Wild Carnivores of Northern Spain

Presence of Bartonella Species in Wild Carnivores of Northern Spain

Distribution of Bartonella henselae Variants in Patients, Reservoir Hosts and Vectors in Spain

A serological study of exposure to arthropod-borne pathogens in dogs from northeastern Spain

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