| prevalence of bartonella species and 16s rrna gene types of bartonella henselae from domestic cats in thailand. | prevalence of bartonella infection among 275 cats in 9 sites from 4 geographical regions (northern area: chiang mai; central area: kanchanaburi, ratchaburi, and bangkok; northeastern area: khon kaen, roi et, ubon ratcharthani, and nakhonratchasima; southern area: songkhla) of thailand was investigated. overall, bartonella species were isolated from 27.6% (76 of 275) of the cats. the isolation rate varied from 12.8% (5 of 39) in songkhla (southern area) to 50.0% (26 of 52) in khon kaen (northeast ... | 2001 | 11791975 |
| prevalence of bartonella infection in cats and dogs in a metropolitan area, thailand. | the prevalence of bartonella infection was studied in 312 cats and 350 dogs in the bangkok metropolitan areas, thailand, between june 2001 and february 2003. bartonella was isolated from 47 (16.3%) of 288 stray cats, but from none of the 24 pet cats studied. of the 47 bartonella-positive cats, 45 animals were infected with only b. henselae, one was infected with only b. clarridgeiae, and one with both b. henselae and b. clarridgeiae. 16s rrna typing showed that 40 cats were infected with b. hens ... | 2009 | 19379541 |
| rickettsia, ehrlichia, anaplasma, and bartonella in ticks and fleas from dogs and cats in bangkok. | abstract flea and tick specimens (5-10 fleas or ticks) on dogs and cats from various sites in bangkok were tested by polymerase chain reaction and dna sequencing to detect dna of bacteria rickettsia (glta and 17 kda genes), anaplasmataceae (16s rrna gene), and bartonella (pap31 and its genes). we confirmed that rickettsia sp. related to rickettsia felis was detected in 66 of 98 (67.4%) flea specimens from dogs, whereas 8 bartonella henselae and 2 bartonella clarridgeiae were detected in 10 of 54 ... | 2011 | 21612535 |
| prevalence of bartonella species, hemoplasmas, and rickettsia felis dna in blood and fleas of cats in bangkok, thailand. | flea infestations are common in thailand, but little is known about the flea-borne infections. fifty flea pools and 153 blood samples were collected from client-owned cats between june and august 2009 from veterinary hospitals in bangkok, thailand. total dna was extracted from all samples, and then assessed by conventional pcr assays. the prevalence rates of bartonella spp. in blood and flea samples were 17% and 32%, respectively, with dna of bartonella henselae and bartonella clarridgeiae being ... | 2012 | 22521739 |