The prevalence of Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae (the agents of cat scratch disease) infections was evaluated in free living cats from Veneto Region, Italy. Direct real-time PCR was performed on 218 blood samples collected between July and December 2005. One hundred one cats were found positives for either B. henselae (66) or B. clarridgeiae (35) and 24 resulted coinfected, confirming the wide spread of Bartonella infections among free living cats, without seemingly affecting animals health status. The effect of some risk factor such as colony of origin, age, sex, presence of fleas, seropositivity to retroviruses (FIV and FeLV) and health status was investigated by multivariable logistic regression. No association was found between these factors and presence of both zoonotic agents.
Studio sull'infezione da Bartonella henselae e B. clarridgeiae in gatti di colonie in Veneto.
MONDIN, ALESSANDRA;MENANDRO, MARIA LUISA;PASOTTO, DANIELA;
2006
Abstract
The prevalence of Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae (the agents of cat scratch disease) infections was evaluated in free living cats from Veneto Region, Italy. Direct real-time PCR was performed on 218 blood samples collected between July and December 2005. One hundred one cats were found positives for either B. henselae (66) or B. clarridgeiae (35) and 24 resulted coinfected, confirming the wide spread of Bartonella infections among free living cats, without seemingly affecting animals health status. The effect of some risk factor such as colony of origin, age, sex, presence of fleas, seropositivity to retroviruses (FIV and FeLV) and health status was investigated by multivariable logistic regression. No association was found between these factors and presence of both zoonotic agents.
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