Bartonella Infections in Cats and Cat Fleas in Lithuania

被引：8
作者：
Razgunaite, Migle [1 ]
Lipatova, Indre [1 ]
Paulauskas, Algimantas [1 ]
Karveliene, Birute [2 ]
Riskeviciene, Vita [2 ]
Radzijevskaja, Jana [1 ]
机构：
[1] Vytautas Magnus Univ, Fac Nat Sci, K Donelaicio Str 58, LT-44248 Kaunas, Lithuania
[2] Lithuanian Univ Hlth Sci, Fac Vet Med, Tilzes Str 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
来源：
PATHOGENS | 2021年 / 10卷 / 09期
关键词：
pet cats; stray cats; cat fleas; Bartonella henselae; Bartonella clarridgeiae; 16S-23S rRNA ITS; RICKETTSIA-FELIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES-FELIS; LIPOPTENA-CERVI; SCRATCH DISEASE; B-CLARRIDGEIAE; DEER KEDS; HENSELAE; SPP; IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE;
D O I：
10.3390/pathogens10091209
中图分类号：
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号：
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要：
Bartonella are vector-borne parasitic bacteria that cause zoonotic infections in humans. One of the most common infections is cat-scratch disease caused by Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae. Cats are the major reservoir for these two species of bacteria, while cat fleas are vectors for the transmission of infection agents among cats. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of Bartonella infections in stray and pet cats and in cat fleas in Lithuania. Blood samples were taken from 163 cats presented in pet clinics and animal shelters. A total of 102 fleas representing two species, Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis, were collected from 12 owned cats that live both outdoors and indoors. Bartonella DNA in samples was detected using a nested PCR targeting the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer (ITS) region. Bartonella DNA was detected in 4.9% (8/163) of the cats and 29.4% (30/102) of the fleas. Sequence analysis of the ITS region showed that the cats and fleas were infected with B. henselae, B. clarridgeiae and Bartonella sp., closely related to B. schoenbuchensis. This study is the first report on the prevalence and molecular characterization of Bartonella spp. in cats and cat fleas in Lithuania.
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