Open AccessDetection of Bartonella henselae in the Blood of 2 Adult Horses
Author(s) -
Jones S.L.,
Maggi R.,
Shuler J.,
Alward A.,
Breitschwerdt E.B.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of veterinary internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.356
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1939-1676
pISSN - 0891-6640
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0043.x
Subject(s) - bartonella , bartonella henselae , bartonellosis , cat scratch disease , medicine , polymerase chain reaction , virology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , serology , pathology , immunology , disease , biochemistry , antibody , gene
Background:Bartonella spp. are emerging zoonotic agents that have been found in a wide variety of domestic animals and wildlife and cause a number of clinical syndromes. Bartonella sp. infection has been identified in a growing number of animal species, including cats, rodents, porpoises, and canids, but has not been reported in horses. Objective: To document the presence of Bartonella sp. in the blood of horses. Animals: One horse with chronic arthropathy and 1 horse with presumptive vasculitis. Methods: Blood samples were tested for the presence of Bartonella sp. by a combination of multiplex real‐time polymerase chain reaction and enrichment culture technique. Results:Bartonella henselae was isolated or detected in the blood of both horses. Conclusion and Clinical Importance:Bartonella henselae infection should be investigated as the cause of disease in horses.