Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Bartonella quintana in domestic cat.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- La, Vu Dang et al.
- Affiliation:
- Université · France
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
We recovered Bartonella quintana DNA from dental pulp of a domestic cat. This study, the first to detect B. quintana in a nonhuman mammal, changes our understanding of the epidemiology of this infection and proposes that cats may be an emerging source of human infection.
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