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Isolation and characterization of Bartonella strains in cats in Italy.

Journal:
Transboundary and emerging diseases
Year:
2010
Authors:
Capitta, P et al.
Affiliation:
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna · Italy
Species:
cat

Abstract

Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae were isolated in two cats in Sardinia, Italy. Infection by B. clarridgeiae was characterized by fever and submandibular lymph nodes enlargement while B. henselae infection was asymptomatic. This is the first report of B. clarridgeiae in a cat in Italy and the first isolation of B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae in Sardinia.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20345572/