Bartonella spp. in pets and effect on human health.(SYNOPSIS)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Boulouis, Henri-Jean; Breitschwerdt, Edward B.; Chomel, Bruno B.; Maruyama, Soichi | Copyright information

Among the many mammals infected with Bartonella spp., pets representa 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 ...

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