PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Apr 17;12(4):e0006397. Epub 2018 Apr 17.

Aix-Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.

Background: Human lice, Pediculus humanus, are obligate blood-sucking parasites. Body lice, Pediculus h. humanus, occur in two divergent mitochondrial clades (A and D) each exhibiting a particular geographic distribution. Read More

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2018 Apr 17. Epub 2018 Apr 17.

3 Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases , Sandringham, South Africa .

A lack of surveillance and diagnostics for zoonotic diseases in rural human clinics limits clinical awareness of these diseases. We assessed the prevalence of nine zoonotic pathogens in a pastoral, low-income, HIV-endemic community bordering wildlife reserves in South Africa. Two groups of participants were included: malaria-negative acute febrile illness (AFI) patients, called febrilers, at three clinics (n = 74) and second, farmers, herders, and veterinary staff found at five government cattle dip-tanks, called dip-tanksters (n = 64). Read More

Emerg Infect Dis 2018 May;24(5):912-915

Bartonella henselae, a gram-negative bacterium, is a common causative agent of zoonotic infections. We report 5 culture-proven cases of B. henselae infection in South Korea. Read More

Vet Ital 2018 Mar;54(1):63-72

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Campo Boario 64100, Teramo, Italy.

Bartonellae are emerging vector-borne pathogens distributed worldwide that can cause various clinical symptoms in humans and animals, ranging from a mild flu-like illness to more severe manifestations such as endocarditis, myocarditis, arthritis, hepatitis, and arthralgia. Numerous mammalian species, including domestic animals such as dogs, cats, as well as humans, serve as reservoir hosts for various Bartonella species. The vectors play a central role in the transmission of these bacteria and pets and their ectoparasites can pose a serious risk of zoonoses. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2018 Mar 20;11(1):144. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health, Bucharest, Romania.

Background: Ticks are transmitting a wide range of bacterial pathogens that cause substantial morbidity and mortality in domestic animals. The full pathogen burden transmitted by tick vectors is incompletely studied in many geographical areas, and extensive studies are required to fully understand the diversity and distribution of pathogens transmitted by ticks.

Results: We sampled 824 ticks of 11 species collected in 19 counties in Romania. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2018 Mar 20;11(1):136. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.

Background: Cats can be carriers of infected arthropods and be infected with several vector-borne pathogens (VBP) but there is limited knowledge about their pathogenic role in cats.

Results: A cross-sectional controlled study investigated the clinical status and antibody (Bartonella henselae, Rickettsia conorii, Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti and Leishmania infantum) and/or blood PCR (Mycoplasma spp., Bartonella spp. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2018 Mar 20;11(1):135. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.

Background: The severity of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) due to Leishmania infantum might be affected by other vector-borne organisms that mimic its clinical signs and clinicopathological abnormalities. The aim of this study was to determine co-infections with other vector-borne pathogens based on serological and molecular techniques in dogs with clinical leishmaniosis living in Spain and to associate them with clinical signs and clinicopathological abnormalities as well as disease severity.

Methods: Sixty-one dogs with clinical leishmaniosis and 16 apparently healthy dogs were tested for Rickettsia conorii, Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Bartonella henselae antigens by the immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) and for E. Read More

J Clin Microbiol 2018 Mar 14. Epub 2018 Mar 14.

University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

spp. constitute bacteria of worldwide distribution that cause asymptomatic to fatal infections in animals and humans. The most common zoonotic species is , for which cats are the major natural reservoir host. Read More

Otolaryngol Pol 2018 Feb;72(1):30-34

Otolaryngology Clinic, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicu, Krakow, Poland; Head Department: Jacek Składzień, PH, MD.

infections are borreliosis (Lyme disease) and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). Lately there is growing incidence of Bartonella, Babesia, Anaplasma and Brucella co-infections. The similarity between the symptoms of tick-borne diseases and other pathologies causes serious diagnostic issues. Read More

Travel Med Infect Dis 2018 Mar 2. Epub 2018 Mar 2.

Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France. Electronic address:

Background: Skin infections are among the leading causes of diseases in travelers. Diagnosing pathogens could be difficult.

Method: We applied molecular assays for the diagnostic of a large collection of skin biopsies and swabs from travelers with suspected skin infections. Read More

Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2018 Mar 17;9(3):678-681. Epub 2018 Feb 17.

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.

Sardinia is a hotspot for studying tick-borne diseases in the Mediterranean region, where cases of notifiable tick-borne diseases are increasing. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of tick-borne bacteria of medical and veterinary importance in ixodid ticks collected from domestic and wild animals, humans, and vegetation from different collection sites in Sardinia. Using standard PCR and sequencing techniques, the presence of Rickettsia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and Bartonella species, as well as Coxiella burnetii was evaluated. Read More

Int J Parasitol 2018 Feb 22. Epub 2018 Feb 22.

School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.

In contrast to the conditions in most laboratory studies, wild animals are routinely challenged by multiple infections simultaneously, and these infections can interact in complex ways. This means that the impact of a parasite on its host's physiology and fitness cannot be fully assessed in isolation, and requires consideration of the interactions with other co-infections. Here we examine the impact of two common blood parasites in the field vole (Microtus agrestis): Babesia microti and Bartonella spp. Read More

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2018 Feb;16(2):139-147

Institute of Microbiology - Clinical Microbiology, Immunology, and Hygiene, University Medical Center and Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.

Nucleic acid amplification techniques (NATs), such as PCR, are highly sensitive and specific methods that have become valuable supplements to culture and serology in the diagnosis of infectious disorders. However, especially when using formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue, these techniques are associated with both false-negative and false-positive results, a pitfall that is frequently misjudged. Representatives of the German Society of Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) and the German Society of Dermatology (DDG) therefore set out to develop a consensus - in the form of a review article - on the appropriate indications for NATs using paraffin-embedded tissue, its contraindications, and the key points to be considered in the pre- and post-analytical phase. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Dec;96(50):e9197

Institute of Internal Medicine.

Rationale: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) can be determined by different conditions among which infectious diseases represent the main cause.

Patient Concerns: A young woman, with a history of aortic stenosis, was admitted to our unit for a month of intermittent fever associated with a new diastolic heart murmur and splenomegaly. Laboratory tests were negative for infectious screening. Read More

J Small Anim Pract 2018 Apr 22;59(4):248-252. Epub 2018 Jan 22.

Hospital Clínic Veterinari, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08193, Spain.

Objectives: To investigate evidence for selected vector-borne pathogen infections in dogs with pericardial effusion living in a Mediterranean area in which several canine vector-borne diseases are endemic.

Materials And Methods: Archived EDTA blood (n=68) and pericardial fluid samples (n=58) from dogs with pericardial effusion (n=68) were included. Dogs without pericardial effusion examined for other reasons were included as controls (n=60). Read More

Dermatology 2017 10;233(5):358-365. Epub 2018 Jan 10.

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.

Though there is an abundance of information on cutaneous malignancies in transplant recipients, cutaneous infections in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are underrepresented in the dermatological literature. Our paper provides a comprehensive review of bacterial cutaneous infections within the solid organ transplant population. Cutaneous bacterial infections may lead to significant morbidity and even mortality in this immunosuppressed population. Read More

mSphere 2017 Nov-Dec;2(6). Epub 2017 Dec 20.

Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

Fleas ( = 407) were collected from small mammals trapped inside huts and surroundings of homesteads in five villages within the Arua and Zombo districts of Uganda. The most common flea species were (26%) and (50%). Off-host fleas ( = 225) were collected inside huts by using Kilonzo flea traps. Read More

Zoonoses Public Health 2018 May 23;65(3):339-351. Epub 2017 Dec 23.

Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.

Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) inhabit cities worldwide and carry a number of zoonotic pathogens. Although many studies have investigated rat-level risk factors, there is limited research on the effects of weather and environment on zoonotic pathogen transmission ecology in rats. The objective of this study was to use a disease ecology approach to understand how abiotic (weather and urban microenvironmental features) and biotic (relative rat population abundance) factors affect Bartonella tribocorum prevalence in urban Norway rats from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Read More

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica 2017 Jul-Sep;34(3):485-496

Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.

Among approximately 190 species of Lutzomyia in Peru, only a small number have been identified as vectors of tegumentary leishmaniasis in Western and inter-Andean valleys. These include L. peruensis, L. Read More

Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2018 Feb 15;9(2):404-409. Epub 2017 Dec 15.

I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 15 Khmelnytskogo St, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine.

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is caused by tick-borne spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. LB is the most prevalent vector-borne illness in Ukraine, but current data on the prevalence of LB pathogens in their tick vector, Ixodes ricinus, are lacking. I. Read More

Clin Ter 2017 Nov-Dec;168(6):e397-e400

Department for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care. Legal Medicine Section, University of Palermo, Italy.

Infective Endocarditis (IE) has high morbidity and mortality. To date, in addition to classic Gram-positive pathogens were isolated exigent Gram negative bacteria responsible of endocarditis as A. baumannii, A. Read More

BMC Res Notes 2017 Dec 1;10(1):656. Epub 2017 Dec 1.

School of Medicine, Research and Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Av. San Marcos cuadra. 2, Chorrillos, Lima, Peru.

Objective: This study investigated an outbreak of Bartonellosis in a coastal region in Peru.

Results: A total of 70 (n = 70) samples with clinical criteria for the acute phase of Bartonellosis and a positive peripheral blood smear were included. 22. Read More

Clin Microbiol Rev 2018 Jan 29;31(1). Epub 2017 Nov 29.

Institute for Global Health, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Carrion's disease (CD) is a neglected biphasic vector-borne illness related to . It is found in the Andean valleys and is transmitted mainly by members of the genus but also by blood transfusions and from mother to child. The acute phase, Oroya fever, presents severe anemia and fever. Read More

Rev Chilena Infectol 2017 Aug;34(4):410-412

Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.

Bartonella henselae infection is a frequent zoonosis from the domestic cat. It is presented with regional lymphadenitis in the majority of cases. Searching and characterization of lymph nodes by diagnostic imaging can be useful in the differential diagnosis approach, with a clear advantage, because it is a noninvasive method. Read More

Rev Chilena Infectol 2017 Aug;34(4):383-388

Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna, Chile.

Bartonella henselae infection is a prevalent illness in Chile. It presents generally as a cat scratch disease or as a prolonged fever syndrome. There are atypical manifestations, which include central nervous system, bone, cardiac and hepato-esplenic compromised. Read More

Ecohealth 2017 Dec 21;14(4):771-782. Epub 2017 Nov 21.

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.

It is becoming increasingly likely that rodents will drive future disease epidemics with the continued expansion of cities worldwide. Though transmission risk is a growing concern, relatively little is known about pathogens carried by urban rats. Here, we assess whether the diversity and prevalence of Bartonella bacteria differ according to the (co)occurrence of rat hosts across New Orleans, LA (NO), where both Norway (Rattus norvegicus) and roof rats (Rattus rattus) are found, relative to New York City (NYC) which only harbors Norway rats. Read More

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2017 Sep-Oct;50(5):706-708

Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.

Infective endocarditis due to Bartonella bacilliformis is rare. A 64-year-old woman, without previous heart disease, presented with 6 weeks of fever, myalgias, and arthralgias. A systolic murmur was heard on the tricuspid area upon examination, and an echocardiogram showed endocardial lesions in the right atrium. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017 Nov 16;11(11):e0006064. Epub 2017 Nov 16.

Unité de Recherche en Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), Aix Marseille Université, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, AP-HM, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.

Background: Argasid ticks (soft ticks) are blood-feeding arthropods that can parasitize rodents, birds, humans, livestock and companion animals. Ticks of the Ornithodoros genus are known to be vectors of relapsing fever borreliosis in humans. In Algeria, little is known about relapsing fever borreliosis and other bacterial pathogens transmitted by argasid ticks. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2017 Nov 7;10(1):553. Epub 2017 Nov 7.

Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, Comparative Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Background: The genus Bartonella includes fastidious, facultative intracellular bacteria mainly transmitted by arthropods and distributed among mammalian reservoirs. Bartonella spp. implicated as etiological agents of zoonoses are increasing. Read More

PLoS Genet 2017 Oct 26;13(10):e1007077. Epub 2017 Oct 26.

Focal Area Infection Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Host-targeting type IV secretion systems (T4SS) evolved from conjugative T4SS machineries that mediate interbacterial plasmid transfer. However, the origins of effectors secreted by these virulence devices have remained largely elusive. Previous work showed that some effectors exhibit homology to toxins of bacterial toxin-antitoxin modules, but the evolutionary trajectories underlying these ties had not been resolved. Read More

J Med Microbiol 2017 Nov 25;66(11):1596-1601. Epub 2017 Oct 25.

2​ISP, INRA, Université François Rabelais de Tours, UMR 1282, F-37380, Nouzilly, France.

Purpose: Bartonella is an increasingly isolated emerging pathogen that can cause severe illness in humans, including cat scratch disease (CSD). The bacteria are difficult to grow and thus many detection methods have been developed, especially molecular. We previously developed a PCR method targeting ribC to identify Bartonella sp. Read More

Emerg Infect Dis 2017 11;23(11):1876-1879

In 2015, we investigated Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae in body lice from homeless persons in Bogotá, Colombia. We found B. quintana-infected body lice and seroprevalence of this microorganism in 19% of homeless persons and typhus group rickettsiae in 56%. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2017 Oct;65(10):1038-1041

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Infectious retinitis postfebrile illness is known to be caused by chikungunya, dengue, West Nile virus, Bartonella, Lyme's disease, Rift Valley fever, rickettsia, Herpes viruses etc. Rickettsia is Gram-negative bacteria transmitted by arthropods vectors. Ocular involvement is common including conjunctivitis, keratitis, anterior uveitis, panuveitis, retinitis, retinal vascular changes, and optic nerve involvement. Read More

Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2017 Nov;28(6):607-612

aDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem bDepartment of Ophthalmology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.

Purpose Of Review: The eye is commonly affected in disseminated cat scratch disease (CSD) caused by Bartonella species. This article reviews recently published data on epidemiology of CSD, clinical features of ocular involvement, diagnosis and treatment.

Recent Findings: The annual incidence of CSD has been estimated as 4. Read More

J Wildl Dis 2018 Jan 4;54(1):66-75. Epub 2017 Oct 4.

1   Department of Biology, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, Colorado 81301, USA.

:  Simultaneous infections with multiple pathogens can alter the function of the host's immune system, often resulting in additive or synergistic morbidity. We examined how coinfection with the common pathogens Sin Nombre virus (SNV) and Bartonella sp. affected aspects of the adaptive and innate immune responses of wild deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus). Read More

Parasitol Res 2017 Nov 3;116(11):3087-3095. Epub 2017 Oct 3.

Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 06, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Wild-living rodents are important hosts for zoonotic pathogens. Bartonella infections are widespread in rodents; however, in Slovakia, knowledge on the prevalence of these bacteria in small mammals is limited. We investigated the prevalence and diversity of Bartonella species in the spleens of 640 rodents of six species (Apodemus flavicollis, Apodemus sylvaticus, Myodes glareolus, Microtus arvalis, Microtus subterraneus, and Micromys minutus) and in the European mole (Talpa europaea) from three different habitat types in south-western and central Slovakia. Read More

Vet Parasitol 2017 Oct 25;245:102-105. Epub 2017 Aug 25.

Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Vector-borne infections are persistent public health threats worldwide. In recent years, a number of mosquito-borne viruses have emerged or re-emerged to cause major disease outbreaks. Other vector-borne pathogens, however, remain understudied and much neglected especially in the developing regions of the world including Southeast Asia. Read More

PLoS One 2017 20;12(9):e0184621. Epub 2017 Sep 20.

Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INSERM, AP-HM, URMITE, IHU - Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.

In poor African countries, where no medical and biological facilities are available, the identification of potential emerging pathogens of concern at an early stage is challenging. Head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, have a short life, feed only on human blood and do not transmit pathogens to their progeny. They are, therefore, a perfect tool for the xenodiagnosis of current or recent human infection. Read More

Mikrobiyol Bul 2017 Jul;51(3):286-292

Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey.

Bartonella henselae the causative agent of cat scratch disease (CSD), is a gram-negative, coccobacillus, facultative intracellular bacterium CSD usually presents as a clinical form of benign local lymphadenopathy (LAP) but sometimes it may progress to severe life threatening complications. Despite the fact that CSD is known to be a common disease, which is one of the important causes of local LAPs in the world, there are few publications in our country. For the diagnosis, the clinician should suspect for CSD and has to ask to the patient whether there is a story of cat scratch or not. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2017 Sep 19;10(1):436. Epub 2017 Sep 19.

Université de Tunis El Manar, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Laboratoire d'Epidémiologie et de Microbiologie Vétérinaire LR11IPT03, Service d'Entomologie Médicale, 1002, Tunis-Belvédère, Tunisie.

Background: Bartonellosis is an emerging vector-borne disease caused by different intracellular bacteria of the genus Bartonella (Rhizobiales: Bartonellaceae) that is transmitted primarily by blood-sucking arthropods such as sandflies, ticks and fleas. In Tunisia, there are no data available identifying the vectors of Bartonella spp. In our research, we used molecular methods to detect and characterize Bartonella species circulating in fleas collected from domestic animals in several of the country's bioclimatic areas. Read More

J Vet Diagn Invest 2018 Jan 14;30(1):140-143. Epub 2017 Sep 14.

Biogal, Galed Labs. Acs Ltd., Kibbutz Galed, Israel (Maurice, Yaaran).

We compared a qualitative in-clinic (IC)-PCR for the detection of Mycoplasma haemofelis DNA with the results of a commercial qualitative laboratory-based, conventional (c)PCR. In order to determine the specificity of both tests, Bartonella spp. samples were included. Read More

Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere 2017 Oct 13;45(5):329-335. Epub 2017 Sep 13.

Michèle Bergmann, Medizinische Kleintierklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Veterinärstraße 13, 80539 München, Germany, Email:

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are caused by a wide range of pathogens, which are transmitted by a variety of vectors, such as ticks and fleas. As a result of climate changes, more vector-borne diseases are becoming endemic in Germany, not only in dogs, but also in cats. For some of the pathogens prevalence data still need to be investigated in Germany. Read More

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2017 Aug 24;59:e59. Epub 2017 Aug 24.

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is an angioproliferative disease of immunocompromised patients that usually presents as vascular tumors in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. It is caused by chronic infections with either Bartonella henselae or B. quintana. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2017 Sep 12;2017. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

Department of internal medicine, Clinique Saint-Pierre Ottignies, Ottignies, Belgium.

Cat-scratch disease is due to and commonly presents as a localised papular lesion with regional lymphadenopathy. We report the case of a young man suffering general symptoms and dysautonomy characterised by an erectile dysfunction due to an invasive cat-scratch disease. He was successfully treated by tetracyclines during 3 weeks. Read More

Ther Apher Dial 2017 Oct 8;21(5):430-440. Epub 2017 Sep 8.

Division of Nephrology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Systemic cat scratch disease or bartonellosis is a clinical entity caused by Bartonella henselae, which manifests with necrotizing granulomas in visceral organs. The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is the vector responsible for horizontal transmission of the disease from cat to cat, and its bite can also infect humans. In immunocompromised patients including chronic kidney disease and renal transplant recipients, it can cause persistent and disseminated cat scratch disease. Read More

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2017 Sep 4;59:e62. Epub 2017 Sep 4.

Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA.

Bartonella henselae is a relevant causative agent of bartonelloses in humans. We described an immunocompetent patient with clinical manifestation of chronic cervical lymphadenopathy after a cat-scratch in her forearm. This case shows B. Read More

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017 Sep 31;67(9):3156-3161. Epub 2017 Aug 31.

7​Centre National de Référence des Rickettsia, Coxiella et Bartonella, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France 3​URMITE, Aix Marseille Université, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095 IHU - Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.

A rickettsial organism harboured by Amblyomma triguttatum ticks on Barrow Island, Western Australia, was discovered after reports of possible rickettsiosis among local workers. Subsequent isolation of this rickettsia (strain BWI-1) in cell culture and analysis of its phylogenetic, genotypic and phenotypic relationships with type strains of Rickettsia species with standing in nomenclature suggested that it was sufficiently divergent to warrant its classification as a new species. Multiple gene comparison of strain BWI-1 revealed degrees of sequence similarity with Rickettsia raoultii, its closest relative, of 99. Read More

J Feline Med Surg 2017 Aug 1:1098612X17727233. Epub 2017 Aug 1.

4 Veterinary Transfusion Unit (EMOVET-UNIPG), Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Objectives The increased demand for animal blood transfusions creates the need for an adequate number of donors. At the same time, a high level of blood safety must be guaranteed and different guidelines (GLs) deal with this topic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of different GLs in preventing transfusion-transmissible infections (TTI) in Italian feline blood donors. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2017 30;27:67. Epub 2017 May 30.

Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie, CHU Ibn Sina, Université Mohammad V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc.

Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a common cause of chronic benign lymphadenopathy in the child and the young adult. Bartonella henselae is the agent responsible for this disease. Common symptoms include regional lymphadenopathy associated with fever. Read More

BMC Vet Res 2017 Aug 15;13(1):238. Epub 2017 Aug 15.

University of Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Building B14, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.

Background: Vector-borne diseases of dogs in Australian Aboriginal communities are relatively unexplored. These dogs represent a unique group with variable ecto- and endo-parasitic burdens, nutritional stresses and a general lack of veterinary intervention. We investigated haemoprotozoal and bacterial pathogen prevalences in relation to erythrocyte and platelet numbers in dogs from North-West New South Wales (N-W NSW) and the Northern Territory (NT; Central Australia). Read More