Cats as a reservoir of Bartonella henselae for  dogs.

Cats as a reservoir of Bartonella henselae for dogs. Ann Agric Environ Med. 2019 Dec 19;26(4):669-671 Authors: Mazurek Ł, Winiarczyk S, Skrzypczak M, Adaszek L Abstract Bartonellosis is a disease affecting a variety of animals. Many <i>Bartonella</i> infections are zoonotic, including cat scratch disease. Within the genus <i>Bartonella</i> are 45 species, of which more than 10 can infect cats and dogs. Companion animals serve as reservoirs for several zoonotic species of <i>Bartonella</i>, and may also serve as sentinels for zoonotic <i>Bartonella</i> species harbored by wildlife. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of the occurrence of <i>Bartonella</i> spp. DNA in dogs from households where cats with clinical bartonellosis were kept. The presence of DNA with 99-100% compliance of the nucleotide sequence with the sequence of the <i>Bartonella</i> DNA isolated from cats was demonstrated in the body of 10% of tested dogs. The results indicate that cats serve as a <i>Bartonella</i> reservoir for dogs, and the dogs can play the same role with regard to humans. PMID: 31885244 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: research