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Seroepidemiological Survey of Bartonella (Rochalimaea) henselae in Domestic Cats in Japan
Author(s) -
Ueno Hiroshi,
Muramatsu Yasukazu,
Chomel Bruno B.,
Hohdatsu Tsutomu,
Koyama Hiroyuki,
Morita Chiharu
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1995.tb02210.x
Subject(s) - bartonella henselae , cats , bartonella , cat scratch disease , biology , antibody , significant difference , veterinary medicine , virology , immunology , medicine , serology , pathology , disease
A total of 199 domestic cat serum samples from 3 geographical areas (northeastern, central and southwestern) of Japan collected between 1992 to 1994 were examined for serum antibody against Bartonella henselae using an immunofluorescent assay. The antibody prevalence was 15.1% (30/199). A significant difference in the prevalence of B. henselae antibody was observed between the northeastern area (6.3%:3/48) and the central area (22.0%: 13/59) in Japan. There was no significant difference between the average age of seropositive cats (4.39 ±3.26 years) and that of seronegative cats (4.03 ±3.84 years), and also between the frequency of seropositive male cats (16.5%: 15/91) and that of seropositive female cats (11.8%:9/76). This is the first report of B. henselae antibodies in cats in Japan.