Title |
Bartonella species pathogenic for humans infect pets, free-ranging wild mammals and their ectoparasites in the Caatinga biome, Northeastern Brazil: a serological and molecular study
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Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2017
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DOI | 10.1016/j.bjid.2017.02.002 |
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Authors |
Mariana Campos Fontalvo, Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça Favacho, Andreina de Carvalho Araujo, Naylla Mayana dos Santos, Glauber Meneses Barboza de Oliveira, Daniel Moura Aguiar, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos, Mauricio Claudio Horta |
Abstract |
This study verified the occurrence of Bartonella spp. in dogs, cats, wild mammals and their ectoparasites in Petrolina and Lagoa Grande Counties, Pernambuco, located in a semi-arid region in Northeastern Brazil. Anti-Bartonella spp. antibodies were detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) in 24.8% of dogs (27/109) and in 15% of cats (6/40). Bartonella sp. DNA was identified by PCR performed on DNA extracted from blood and ectoparasites using primers targeting Bartonella sp. gltA and ribC genes in 100% (9/9) of Pulex irritans from Cerdocyon thous, 57.4% (35/61) of P. irritans from dogs, 2.3% (1/43) of Ctenocephalides felis felis from dogs, 53.3% (24/45) of C. felis felis from cats, and 10% (1/10) of Polyplax spp. from T. apereoides. DNA sequencing identified Bartonella clarridgeiae and Bartonella henselae in C. felis felis from cats, Bartonella rochalimae in P. irritans from dog and C. thous, and Bartonella vinsoni berkhofii in P. irritans from dog. |
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Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 69 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 14 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 10% |
Professor | 4 | 6% |
Other | 14 | 20% |
Unknown | 14 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 20 | 29% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 17% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 7% |
Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
Other | 9 | 13% |
Unknown | 19 | 28% |