A Serological Investigation of Bartonella henselae Infection in Cats in Turkey

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Serdar PASA⁶  Nuri MAMAK⁴  Murat GUZEL²  Ebru YALCIN¹  Oznur ASLAN⁷  Lora KOENHEMSI³  Bekir CELEBI⁵ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Uludag;Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Ondokuz Mayis;Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Istanbul;Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Mehmet Akif Ersoy;Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Communicable Diseases Research Department;Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Adnan Menderes;Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Erciyes

关键词: Bartonella henselae;    feline;    IFA;    Turkey;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.11-0217

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(26)Bartonella henselae is the causative agent of cat scratch disease (CSD) in humans. Cats are the main reservoir of this bacterium and may infect humans through scratches and bites. The purpose of this study was to determine the B. henselae seroprevalence in cats in Turkey. A total of 298 cats blood samples were collected from six different provinces of Turkey. Sera were tested for the presence of anti-B. henselae IgG antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA). The seroprevalence of B. henselae was 27.9% (83/298) for the cats examined in this study. The seroprevalence of cats by province was significantly higher in Bursa (41.3%), Adana (33.9%), Aydin (27.5%) and Burdur (32.3%) than in Kayseri (17.9%) and Istanbul (12.5%). Statistically significant differences were not observed between cat sexes and living conditions of cats. The results revealed that B. henselae is an important zoonotic pathogen in Turkey.

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