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Bartonella Spp. in Pets and Effect on Human Health

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Chomel, Bruno B., Boulouis, Henri-Jean, Maruyama, Soichi, Breitschwerdt, Edward B.·2006·Emerging Infectious Diseases
DOI 10.3201/eid1203.050931PMC PMC3291446
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Among the many mammals infected with Bartonella spp., pets represent a large reservoir for human infection because most Bartonella spp. infecting them are zoonotic. Cats are the main reservoir for Bartonella henselae, B. clarridgeiae, and B. koehlerae. Dogs can be infected with B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, B. henselae, B. clarridgeiae, B. washoensis, B. elizabethae, and B. quintana. The role of dogs as an important reservoir of Bartonella spp. is less clear than for cats because domestic dogs are more likely to be accidental hosts, at least in nontropical regions. Nevertheless, dogs are excellent sentinels for human infections because a similar disease spectrum develops in dogs. Transmission of B. henselae by cat fleas is better understood, although new potential vectors (ticks and biting flies) have been identified. We review current knowledge on the etiologic agents, clinical features, and epidemiologic characteristics of these emerging zoonoses.

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  1. [31]Muller S, Boulouis HJ, Viallard J, Beugnet F. Epidemiological survey of canine bartonellosis to Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and canine monocytic ehrlichiosis in dogs on the Island of Reunion. Rev Med Vet. 2004; 155: 377– 80.

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Authors
Chomel, B. B., Boulouis, H.-J., Maruyama, S., & Breitschwerdt, E. B.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Davis (US)
  • École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort (FR)
  • Nihon University (JP)
  • North Carolina State University (US)
Corresponding author
Chomel, Bruno B.
ORCID
Venue
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Published
2006-03
Volume
12
Issue
3
Pages
389-394
ISSN
  • 1080-6040 (ISSN-L)
  • 1080-6059
DOI
10.3201/eid1203.050931
PMC
PMC3291446
OpenAlex
W2128040334
Cited by
458
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
public-domain
Locations
  • Emerging infectious diseases (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Bartonella species infections research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
Keywords
Bartonella, zoonoses, cats, dogs, Bartonella henselae, Bartonella clarridgeiae, Bartonella koehlerae, Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, Bartonella quintana, Bartonella elizabethae, Ctenocephalides felis, tick vectors, biting flies, human health
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Domestic, Bartonella, Bartonella Infections, Disease Reservoirs, Humans, Insect Vectors, Zoonoses

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