SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BARTONELLA (ROCHALIMAEA) HENSELAE IN DOMESTIC CATS IN JAPAN

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作者
UENO, H
MURAMATSU, Y
CHOMEL, BB
HOHDATSU, T
KOYAMA, H
MORITA, C
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF DAVIS,SCH VET MED,DEPT POPULAT HLTH & REPROD,DAVIS,CA 95616
[2] KITASATO UNIV,SCH VET MED & ANIM SCI,DEPT VET INFECT DIS,TOWADA,AOMORI 034,JAPAN
关键词
CAT; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1348-0421.1995.tb02210.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
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.
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