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Detection of Bartonella Henselae and Bartonella Clarridgeiae in cats and cat fleas in Lithuania

Type of publication
Konferencijų tezės nerecenzuojamame leidinyje / Conference theses in non-peer-reviewed publication (T2)
Author(s)
AuthorAffiliation
Radzijevskaja, Jana
Biologijos katedra / Department of Biology
LT
Lipatova, Indrė
Biologijos katedra / Department of Biology
LT
Sabūnas, Vytautas
Gamtos mokslų fakultetas / Faculty of Natural Sciences
LT
Title
Detection of Bartonella Henselae and Bartonella Clarridgeiae in cats and cat fleas in Lithuania
[en]
Is part of
Final 4th conference on Neglected vectors and vector-borne diseases (Eurnegvec) with management committee and working group; Meetings of the COST Action TD1303, 11-13 September 2017, Crete, Greece: abstract book. Chania: : Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, 2017
Date Issued
Date
2017
Publisher
Chania : Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
Extent
p. 156-156
URI
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/56622
Field of Science
Keywords (en)
Abstract (en)

Cat Scratch Disease (CSD) is a bacterial infection caused by Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae which is generally spread to people through cat bites or scratches. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of Bartonella infections in cats and cat fleas in Lithuania. Blood samples were collected from 46 cats presented in pet clinics and animal shelter, and a total 102 fleas of two species Ctenocephalides felis (n=92) and Ctenocephalides canis (n=10) were collected from cats. Molecular analysis using 16S–23S internal transcribed spacer (ITS) target allowed detection of Bartonella DNA in 14 % (7/46) of cats, and 20.6% (21/102) of fleas. Sequence analysis of partial ITS region of Bartonella isolates revealed the presence of two Bartonella species in cats and fleas – B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae, with B. henselae being more common than B. clarridgeiae. Three B. henselae strains were identified. This study is the first report on prevalence and molecular characterization of B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae in cats and cat fleas in Lithuania.

Type of document
type::text::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Coverage Spatial
Graikija / Greece (GR)
Other Identifier(s)
VDU02-000021457