| prevalence of bartonella species dna and antibodies in cats (felis catus) submitted to a spay/neuter program in rio de janeiro, brazil. | the prevalence of bartonella species dna and antibodies for bartonella henselae were studied in 40 clinically healthy cats (felis catus, linnaeus 1758) submitted to a spay/neuter program in rio de janeiro, brazil. additionally, the prevalence of bartonella species dna was investigated in the fleas found parasitizing the subject cats. for this purpose, blood samples were obtained from all cats, and dna extraction was performed on the blood, and blood clotted samples, as well as on pools of fleas ... | 2010 | 21071251 |
| detection of serum antibodies against bartonella species in cats with sporotrichosis from rio de janeiro, brazil. | cat scratch disease is a zoonosis caused by bartonella species, transmitted to humans through scratches or bites from infected cats and via direct contact with infected feces. sporotrichosis, caused by the fungal complex sporothrix, is transmitted by traumatic inoculation of the fungus. cats are important in zoonotic transmission. serum samples from 112 domestic cats with sporotrichosis and 77 samples from healthy cats were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence assay (ifa), using the commercia ... | 2014 | 24127458 |