Prevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae in an urban Indonesian cat population.
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
; 6(1): 41-4, 1999 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9874661
ABSTRACT
We studied evidence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in 54 cats living in Jakarta, Indonesia. By using an indirect immunofluorescence assay, we found immunoglobulin G antibody to B. henselae in 40 of 74 cats (54%). The blood of 14 feral cats was cultured on rabbit blood agar plates for 28 days. Bartonella-like colonies were identified as B. henselae or B. clarridgeiae by using restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing of the PCR amplicons. Of the cats sampled in the study, 6 of 14 (43%; all feral) were culture positive for B. henselae; 3 of 14 (21%; 2 feral and 1 pet) culture positive for B. clarridgeiae. This is the first report that documents B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae infections in Indonesian cats.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bartonella Infections
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Cat Diseases
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Bartonella henselae
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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TECNICAS E PROCEDIMENTOS DE LABORATORIO
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States