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

Rev Med Liege 2017 Jul;72(7-8):331-335

Service d'Infectiologie et Médecine interne, CHU de Liège, site Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique.

We describe a case of a young healthy patient who presents a lot of hepato-splenic lesions caused by a systemic cat scratch disease. This case allows us to discuss the uncommon manifestations of the cat scratch disease and to describe the two types of hepatic lesions caused by a systemic bartonella infection : the granulomatosis and peliosis. Read More

Mayo Clin Proc 2017 Aug;92(8):1319-1320

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN.

J Zoo Wildl Med 2017 Jun;48(2):532-535

Louse flies or deer keds, Lipoptena spp., are widespread in Neotropical cervids, but the vector-borne pathogens of louse flies had only been previously reported in the Northern hemisphere. This is the first report of Bartonella spp. Read More

Emerg Infect Dis 2017 Aug;23(8)

Bartonella quintana endocarditis, a common cause of culture-negative endocarditis in adults, has rarely been reported in children. We describe 5 patients 7-16 years of age from Ethiopia with heart defects and endocarditis; 4 cases were caused by infection with B. quintana and 1 by Bartonella of undetermined species. Read More

PLoS One 2017 20;12(7):e0181696. Epub 2017 Jul 20.

Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America.

Bartonellae are phylogenetically diverse, intracellular bacteria commonly found in mammals. Previous studies have demonstrated that bats have a high prevalence and diversity of Bartonella infections globally. Isolates (n = 42) were obtained from five bat species in four provinces of Thailand and analyzed using sequences of the citrate synthase gene (gltA). Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017 Jun 19;11(6):e0005684. Epub 2017 Jun 19.

ISGlobal, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Analysis of immune responses in Bartonella bacilliformis carriers are needed to understand acquisition of immunity to Carrion's disease and may allow identifying biomarkers associated with bacterial infection and disease phases. Serum samples from 144 healthy subjects from 5 villages in the North of Peru collected in 2014 were analyzed. Four villages had a Carrion's disease outbreak in 2013, and the other is a traditionally endemic area. Read More

J Vet Intern Med 2017 Jul 30;31(4):1081-1090. Epub 2017 May 30.

Vector Borne Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Background: Studies investigating the prevalence of vector-borne pathogens in southern California dogs are limited. Occult infections might be misdiagnosed as idiopathic immune-mediated disease.

Hypothesis/objectives: (1) To determine the prevalence of vector-borne pathogens in southern California dogs with compatible clinical findings using PCR and serologic panels and (2) to determine whether testing convalescent samples and repeating PCR on acute samples using the same and different gene targets enhance detection. Read More

Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2017 Aug 13;8(5):715-720. Epub 2017 May 13.

Sørlandet Hospital Health Enterprise, Department of Medical Microbiology, Egsveien 100, PO-Box 416, NO-4604, Kristiansand, Norway.

The most common tick-borne human disease in Norway is Lyme borreliosis. Ticks in Norway also harbour less known disease-causing agents such as Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Borrelia miyamotoi and Rickettsia helvetica. However, human infections caused by these pathogens have never been described in Norway. Read More

Joint Bone Spine 2017 May 19. Epub 2017 May 19.

Division of Rheumatology, CHU Ambroise-Paré, boulevard Kennedy 2, 7000 Mons, Belgium.

Ugeskr Laeger 2017 May;179(20)

The castor bean tick, Ixodes ricinus, is common in woodlands in most of Denmark. Besides Borrelia burgdorferi, it can harbour a number of pathogenic microorganisms such as tick-borne encephalitis virus, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia helvetica, Francisella tularensis, Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Bartonella spp., Borrelia miyamotoi and Babesia spp. Read More

Epidemiol Infect 2017 Jul 15;145(10):2038-2052. Epub 2017 May 15.

Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias,Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp),Jaboticabal, SP,Brazil.

The order Chiroptera is considered the second largest group of mammals in the world, hosting important zoonotic virus and bacteria. Bartonella and hemotropic mycoplasmas are bacteria that parasite different mammals' species, including humans, causing different clinical manifestations. The present work aimed investigating the occurrence and assessing the phylogenetic positioning of Bartonella spp. Read More

Clin Microbiol Rev 2017 Jul;30(3):709-746

Department of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

Since the reclassification of the genus Bartonella in 1993, the number of species has grown from 1 to 45 currently designated members. Likewise, the association of different Bartonella species with human disease continues to grow, as does the range of clinical presentations associated with these bacteria. Among these, blood-culture-negative endocarditis stands out as a common, often undiagnosed, clinical presentation of infection with several different Bartonella species. Read More

Emerg Infect Dis 2017 May;23(5):861-863

Two cases of Bartonella prosthetic valve endocarditis were cured when treated for 2 weeks with gentamicin and 3 months with doxycycline. Clinical cure correlated with decreased Bartonella antibody titers. This report suggests a strategy to monitor, treat, and cure Bartonella prosthetic valve endocarditis. Read More

Adv Exp Med Biol 2017 ;1020:33-42

Laboratory of Rickettsiae, Chlamydiae and Spirochetes, National Institute of Public Heath-National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland.

Bartonella species, vector-borne etiologic agents of many systemic or self-limited infections, are responsible for a widening spectrum of diseases in humans, including inflammatory conditions of the eye. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is any relationship between uveitis and the evidence of Bartonella spp. infection in the serum, ocular fluid, and cataract mass in patients with intraocular inflammation. Read More

J Clin Microbiol 2017 Jul 12;55(7):2035-2044. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya.

Infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are often acute, with significant morbidity and mortality. Routine diagnosis of such infections is limited in developing countries and requires modern equipment in advanced laboratories that may be unavailable to a number of patients in sub-Saharan Africa. We developed a TaqMan array card (TAC) that detects multiple pathogens simultaneously from cerebrospinal fluid. Read More

Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 May;36(5):516-520

From the *Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, †Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, and ‡Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Two children with congenital heart disease status post surgical correction presented with prolonged constitutional symptoms, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia. Concern for malignancy prompted bone marrow biopsies that were without evidence thereof. In case 1, echocardiography identified a multilobulated vegetation on the conduit valve. Read More

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2017 Jun 12;17(6):376-383. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

3 Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias , Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain .

Roads fragment vertebrate populations and affect the dynamics and dispersal patterns of vertebrate parasites. We evaluated how vertebrate ticks distribute near roads and road underpasses in human-caused road-fragmented landscapes in Seville, SW Spain. We sampled 49 stations with 93 individualized sampling points and assessed tick abundance. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017 Apr 11;11(4):e0005428. Epub 2017 Apr 11.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Disease, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America.

Bartonella infections were investigated in seven species of bats from four regions of the Republic of Georgia. Of the 236 bats that were captured, 212 (90%) specimens were tested for Bartonella infection. Colonies identified as Bartonella were isolated from 105 (49. Read More

Pediatr Emerg Care 2017 Apr 11. Epub 2017 Apr 11.

From the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.

Acute worsening of visual acuity with optic disc edema is commonly assumed to be due to idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Bartonella henselae is an unusual cause to abrupt vision loss that is associated with optic disc edema and exudative macular stars seen on examination. It is an important cause to be aware of because it responds very well to antibiotic treatment. Read More

Heart Lung Circ 2017 Aug 16;26(8):763-771. Epub 2017 Mar 16.

Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Hospital and the Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address:

Blood-culture negative endocarditis (BCNE) accounts for up to 35% of all cases of infective endocarditis (IE) and is a serious life-threatening condition with considerable morbidity and mortality. Rapid detection and identification of the causative pathogen is essential for timely, directed therapy. Blood-culture negative endocarditis presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Read More

JMM Case Rep 2017 Feb 28;4(2):e005071. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University , Örebro SE 701 82 , Sweden.

Introduction. Tularaemia is caused by infection with Francisella tularensistransmitted via direct contact with an infected hare carcass or indirectly through the bites of vectors, but may be cat-bite-associated as well. Medical history and reliable diagnostic analysis are important in order to differentiate it from other cat-associated infections, e. Read More

Zoonoses Public Health 2017 Sep 22;64(6):485-490. Epub 2017 Mar 22.

Center for One Health Research, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Patients receiving immunosuppressive cancer treatments in settings where there is a high degree of human-animal interaction may be at increased risk for opportunistic zoonotic infections or reactivation of latent infections. We sought to determine the seroprevalence of selected zoonotic pathogens among patients diagnosed with haematologic malignancies and undergoing chemotherapeutic treatments in Romania, where much of the general population lives and/or works in contact with livestock. A convenience sample of 51 patients with haematologic cancer undergoing chemotherapy at a referral clinic in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, was surveyed regarding animal exposures. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2017 Mar 16;10(1):146. Epub 2017 Mar 16.

Department of Parasitology, Animal Medical Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea.

Background: Previous surveys in dogs from Korea indicated that dogs are exposed to a variety of vector- borne pathogens, but perception for a nation-wide canine vector-borne disease (CVBD) occurrence has been missing. We report here results of both serological and molecular prevalence studies for major CVBDs of dogs from all over the South Korean Peninsula except for Jeju Island.

Results: Serological survey of 532 outdoor dogs revealed the highest prevalence for Dirofilaria immitis (25. Read More

Mil Med 2017 Mar;182(3):e1864-e1869

Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, Comparative Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1060 William Moore Drive, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607.

Objectives: As a result of extensive field-related activities, military working dogs (MWDs) have an increased occupational risk for acquiring vector-borne infectious diseases.

Methods: Indirect fluorescent antibody, Bartonella alpha-proteobacteria growth medium enrichment culture, and 16-23S Bartonella intergenic transcribed spacer polymerase chain reaction were performed using blood, serum, or tissue specimens.

Results: Endocarditis was diagnosed in three MWDs infected with Bartonella vinsonii subspecies (subsp. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2017 Mar 13;10(1):130. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

Molecular Diagnostic Unit, Diagnostic Laboratories, Langford Vets and School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford, UK.

Background: Feline infectious agent studies are lacking in Cyprus. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and risk factors for various feline infectious agents, including feline vector-borne pathogens (FVBP), in cats from Cyprus.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, multicentre study was performed on 174 feline samples [138 owned and 36 shelter-feral, including both healthy (43) and non-healthy (131), cats] from private veterinary clinics from all six districts of Cyprus. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2017 Mar 13;10(1):105. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

University Hospital, Goethe-University, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Background: Bartonella henselae is a highly prevalent, vector-borne pathogen. Transmission to humans and animals by ticks is discussed controversially. Here, we present a case report, where eleven Ixodes ricinus ticks all harbouring B. Read More

J Trop Med 2017 7;2017:7946123. Epub 2017 Feb 7.

Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Background. Ocular bartonellosis can present in various ways, with variable visual outcome. There is limited data on ocular bartonellosis in Malaysia. Read More

Vet Clin Pathol 2017 Jun 6;46(2):326-330. Epub 2017 Mar 6.

Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Background: Previous reports suggest an association between Bartonella infection and effusions in dogs and human beings.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of Bartonella infection in canine effusions and to investigate historic and clinical parameters predictive of Bartonella in dogs with effusions.

Methods: Canine cavitary effusions submitted for analysis and, if available, paired EDTA blood, were screened for Bartonella infection using the Bartonella α-proteobacteria growth medium enrichment culture/PCR diagnostic platform (Bartonella enrichment PCR or ePCR) at Galaxy Diagnostics, Inc. Read More

Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017 14;7:36. Epub 2017 Feb 14.

INRA, UMR Bipar, INRA, Anses, ENVA Maisons-Alfort, France.

Identifying Borrelia burgdorferi as the causative agent of Lyme disease in 1981 was a watershed moment in understanding the major impact that tick-borne zoonoses can have on public health worldwide, particularly in Europe and the USA. The medical importance of tick-borne diseases has long since been acknowledged, yet little is known regarding the occurrence of emerging tick-borne pathogens such as Borrelia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Rickettsia spp. Read More

Emerg Infect Dis 2017 Mar;23(3):430-438

The genus Bartonella contains >40 species, and an increasing number of these Bartonella species are being implicated in human disease. One such pathogen is Bartonella ancashensis, which was isolated in blood samples from 2 patients living in Caraz, Peru, during a clinical trial of treatment for bartonellosis. Three B. Read More

Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2016 Sep-Dec;79(4):497-499

Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is an emerging zoonosis caused by Bartonella henselae. The disease is usually self-limiting and typically presents in about 90% of all cases as a subacute regional lymphadenopathy. We present a case report of an unusual CSD presentation, persistent hepatic granulomatous disease due to Bartonella henselae infection despite combination therapy with doxycycline and rifampicin. Read More

BMC Infect Dis 2017 Feb 13;17(1):141. Epub 2017 Feb 13.

International Centre for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Background: We conducted a study to identify Rickettsia, Coxiella, Leptospira, Bartonella, and Chikungunya virus infections among febrile patients presenting at hospitals in Bangladesh.

Methods: We collected blood samples from patients at six tertiary hospitals from December 2008 to November 2009 and performed laboratory tests at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Results: Out of 720 enrolled patients, 263 (37%) were infected with Rickettsia; 132 patients had immunofluorescence antibody titer >64 against spotted fever, 63 patients against scrub typhus fever and 10 patients against typhus fever. Read More

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2017 Apr 6;17(4):243-246. Epub 2017 Feb 6.

7 Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku , Turku, Finland .

Candidatus Bartonella mayotimonensis was detected in 2010 from an aortic valve sample of a patient with endocarditis from Iowa, the United States of America. The environmental source of the potentially new endocarditis-causing Bartonella remained elusive. We set out to study the prevalence and diversity of bat-associated Bartonella in North America. Read More

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2017 Mar 6;17(3):206-208. Epub 2017 Feb 6.

1 Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Medical School , Campinas, Brazil .

Bartonella spp. are fastidious gram-negative neglected bacilli with worldwide distribution. They are able to cause intraerythrocytic and potentially fatal infection. Read More

Infect Dis Clin North Am 2017 Mar;31(1):69-80

Medical Department, Cambridge Health Alliance, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Cambridge Health Alliance, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Ambulatory Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02155, USA. Electronic address:

Most cardiac infections with Legionella are secondary to bacteremias arising from a pulmonary focus. Other possible sites of origin are infected sternotomy wounds or equipment contaminated by Legionella spp. Legionella endocarditis is truly a "stealth" infection, with almost no hallmarks of bacterial endocarditis. Read More

Med Vet Entomol 2017 Jun 2;31(2):123-131. Epub 2017 Feb 2.

Section of Entomology, Academic Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Instituto de Medicina Tropical 'Daniel A. Carrión', Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru.

The Peruvian Andes presents a climate suitable for many species of sandfly that are known vectors of leishmaniasis or bartonellosis, including Lutzomyia peruensis (Diptera: Psychodidae), among others. In the present study, occurrences data for Lu. peruensis were compiled from several items in the scientific literature from Peru published between 1927 and 2015. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017 Jan 31;11(1):e0005335. Epub 2017 Jan 31.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Località Piano D'Accio snc., Teramo, Italy.

This survey investigated the distribution of various intestinal parasites and vector-borne pathogens in stray and free-roaming cats living in four regions of Greece. A total number of one hundred and fifty cats living in three Islands (Crete, Mykonos and Skopelos) and in Athens municipality was established as a realistic aim to be accomplished in the study areas. All cats were examined with different microscopic, serological and molecular assays aiming at evaluating the occurrence of intestinal parasites, and exposure to or presence of vector-borne infections. Read More

Vet Dermatol 2017 Feb;28(1):96-e21

Department of Clinical Sciences, The Comparative Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.

Background: Bartonellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease of worldwide distribution, caused by an expanding number of recently discovered Bartonella spp.

Objectives: This review serves as an update on comparative medical aspects of this disease, including the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical diagnosis, treatment and challenges.

Results: Of comparative medical importance, Bartonella spp. Read More

Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2017 Feb 24;50:63-69. Epub 2016 Nov 24.

Research Unit of Emerging Infectious and Tropical Diseases (URMITE) UMR CNRS 7278 IRD 198 INSERM U1015, Aix-Marseille University, Institute of Research for the Development, Dakar, Senegal. Electronic address:

In Senegal, domestic ruminants play a vital role in the economy and agriculture and as a food source for people. Bartonellosis in animals is a neglected disease in the tropical regions, and little information is available about the occurrence of this disease in African ruminants. Human bartonellosis due to Bartonella quintana has been previously reported in Senegal. Read More

Vet Rec 2017 Apr 27;180(13):325. Epub 2017 Jan 27.

Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich, Veterinaerstrasse 13, Munich 80539, Germany.

Bartonella species are zoonotic pathogens, and infections in cats are common. However, prevalence in cats in Southern Germany is still unknown. Therefore, prevalence of Bartonella species DNA in blood of 479 Southern German cats was determined using a previously published conventional PCR targeting a fragment of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region. Read More

PLoS One 2017 27;12(1):e0171175. Epub 2017 Jan 27.

Division of Vector-Borne Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America.

Bats are important reservoirs for many zoonotic pathogens. However, no surveys of bacterial pathogens in bats have been performed in the Caucasus region. To understand the occurrence and distribution of bacterial infections in these mammals, 218 bats belonging to eight species collected from four regions of Georgia were examined for Bartonella, Brucella, Leptospira, and Yersinia using molecular approaches. Read More

An Bras Dermatol 2016 Nov-Dec;91(6):811-814

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) - Vitória (ES), Brazil.

Bacillary angiomatosis is an infection determined by Bartonella henselae and B. quintana, rare and prevalent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We describe a case of a patient with AIDS and TCD4+ cells equal to 9/mm3, showing reddish-violet papular and nodular lesions, disseminated over the skin, most on the back of the right hand and third finger, with osteolysis of the distal phalanx observed by radiography. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017 Jan 17;11(1):e0005297. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

URMITE, Aix Marseille Université, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, Marseille.

Background: Among the Reduviidae family, triatomines are giant blood-sucking bugs. They are well known in Central and South America where they transmit Trypanosoma cruzi to mammals, including humans, through their feces. This parasitic protozoan is the causative agent of Chagas disease, a major public health issue in endemic areas. Read More

PLoS One 2017 12;12(1):e0167915. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.

Bartonella species are emerging human pathogens. Bats are known to carry diverse Bartonella species, some of which are capable of infecting humans. However, as the second largest mammalian group by a number of species, the role of bats as the reservoirs of Bartonella species is not fully explored, in term of their species diversity and worldwide distribution. Read More

Acta Trop 2017 Apr 8;168:64-73. Epub 2017 Jan 8.

Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Zoonotic pathogens comprise a significant and increasing fraction of all emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases that plague humans. Identifying host species is one of the keys to controlling emerging infectious diseases. From March 2007 until April 2012, we collected a total of 131 wild rodents in eight municipalities of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read More

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2017 Jan;17(1):33-41

5 Centre for Vector and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge , Águas de Moura, Portugal .

Coxiella burnetii is a globally distributed zoonotic γ-proteobacterium with an obligatory intracellular lifestyle. It is the causative agent of Q fever in humans and of coxiellosis among ruminants, although the agent is also detected in ticks, birds, and various other mammalian species. Requirements for intracellular multiplication together with the necessity for biosafety level 3 facilities restrict the cultivation of C. Read More

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2017 Jan;17(1):42-50

1 Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Rehovot, Israel .

Bartonellae are fastidious, facultative, intracellular vector-borne bacteria distributed among mammalian reservoirs worldwide. The pathogenic potential of many Bartonella spp. has increased the interest in these bacteria and advanced their research. Read More

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2017 Jan 11;87(1):22-24. Epub 2016 Oct 11.

Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.

Bartonella henselae strains genetically differ among nations. The utility of Japanese-specific YH-01 strain was investigated in developing indirect fluorescence antibody assay (IFA) for IgM in comparison with conventional IFA employing Houston-1 strain by testing 100 Japanese patients suspected of cat scratch disease. The country-specific IFA greatly improved the accuracy of diagnosis. Read More