ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2010
Does a feline leukemia virus infection pave the way for Bartonella henselae infection in cats?
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- Vector-Borne Pathogens in Stray Cats in Eastern Germany (Thuringia).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- ProfilingJournal of veterinary science · 2023Article
- Risk factors ofVeterinary world · 2022Article
- Bartonella infections in cats and dogs including zoonotic aspects.Parasites & vectors · 2018Review
- Molecular survey of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae in pet cats across Japan by species-specific nested-PCR.Epidemiology and infection · 2017Article
- Detection of serum antibodies against Bartonella species in cats with sporotrichosis from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2014Article
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- Three pathogens in sympatric populations of pumas, bobcats, and domestic cats: implications for infectious disease transmission.PloS one · 2012Article
- Intruders below the radar: molecular pathogenesis of Bartonella spp.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2012Review
- Uterine adenocarcinoma with feline leukemia virus infection.Laboratory animal research · 2011Article
- Differential effects of Bartonella henselae on human and feline macro- and micro-vascular endothelial cells.PloS one · 2011Article
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Abstract
Domestic cats serve as the reservoir hosts of Bartonella henselae and may develop mild clinical symptoms or none after experimental infection. In humans, B. henselae infection can result in self-limiting cat scratch disease. However, immunocompromised patients may suffer from more-severe courses of infection or may even develop the potentially lethal disease bacillary angiomatosis. It was reasoned that cats with immunocompromising viral infections may react similarly to B. henselae infection. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of the most important viruses known to cause immunosuppression in cats-Feline leukemia virus (FeLV), Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV)-on natural B. henselae infection in cats. Accordingly, 142 cats from animal shelters were necropsied and tested for B. henselae and concurrent infections with FeLV, FIV, or FPV by PCR and immunohistochemistry. A significant association was found between B. henselae and FeLV infections (P = 0.00028), but not between B. henselae and FIV (P = 1.0) or FPV (P = 0.756) infection, age (P = 0.392), or gender (P = 0.126). The results suggest that susceptibility to B. henselae infection is higher in cats with concurrent FeLV infections, regardless of whether the infection is latent or progressive. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry for B. henselae failed to identify lesions that could be attributed specifically to B. henselae infection. We conclude that the course of natural B. henselae infection in cats does not seem to be influenced by immunosuppressive viral infections in general but that latent FeLV infection may predispose cats to B. henselae infection or persistence.
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