ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2011
Prevalence of Bartonella species, haemoplasmas and Toxoplasma gondii in cats in Scotland.
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- A case of mistaken identity: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and reinvestigation of hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. infection in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea).Parasites & vectors · 2024Pooled it
- Molecular prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of hemotropic Mycoplasma species in cats in different regions of Iran.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
- Viability and Desiccation Resistance ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Seroprevalence of and Risk Factors forAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of a Hybrid Swarm: Evidence of 11 Feline Infectious Agents Circulating in a Population of Sympatric European Wildcat Hybrids and Free-Living Domestic Cats, in Scotland.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2023Article
- Prospective serological and molecular cross-sectional study focusing on Bartonella and other blood-borne organisms in cats from Catalonia (Spain).Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- Molecular Detection ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Seroprevalence and B1 gene Phylogeny of Toxoplasma gondii of Dogs and Cats in Republic of Korea.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2020Article
- Bartonella infections in cats and dogs including zoonotic aspects.Parasites & vectors · 2018Review
- Prevalence study and risk factor analysis of selected bacterial, protozoal and viral, including vector-borne, pathogens in cats from Cyprus.Parasites & vectors · 2017Article
- [Molecular Epidemiology of Bartonella henselae in Stray and Sheltered Cats of Zaragoza, Spain].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2016Article
- Prevalence of haemoplasma infections in stray cats in northern Italy.ISRN microbiology · 2014Article
- Prevalence and risk factor analysis of feline haemoplasma infection in New Zealand domestic cats using a real-time PCR assay.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2013Article
- Bartonella species infection in cats: ABCD guidelines on prevention and management.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2013Review
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence rates for select infectious agents of cats presented to the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Whole blood, serum, and oral mucosal and nail bed swabs were collected. While Ehrlichia species, Anaplasma species or Rickettsia felis DNA were not amplified from any cat, 44.2% of the cats had evidence of infection or exposure to either a Bartonella species (15.3% were seropositive and 5.8% polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive), a haemoplasma (28.6% PCR positive), and/or Toxoplasma gondii (19.2% seropositive). No Bartonella species DNA was amplified from the nail or oral mucosal swabs despite a 5.8% amplification rate from the blood samples. This finding likely reflects the absence of Ctenocephalides felis infection from our study population, as this organism is a key component for Bartonella species translocation in cats. The results from this study support the use of flea control products to lessen exposure of cats (and people) to Bartonella species and support discouraging the feeding of raw meat to cats and preventing them from hunting to lessen T gondii infection.
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