Prevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae in an urban Indonesian cat population.
We studied evidence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in 54 cats living in Jakarta, Indonesia. By using an indirect immunofluorescence assay, we found immunoglobulin G antibody to B. henselae in 40 of 74 cats (54%). The blood of 14 feral cats was cultured on rabbit blood agar plates for 28 days. Bartonella-like colonies were identified as B. henselae or B. clarridgeiae by using restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing of the PCR amplicons. Of the cats sampled in the study, 6 of 14 (43%; all feral) were culture positive for B. henselae; 3 of 14 (21%; 2 feral and 1 pet) culture positive for B. clarridgeiae. This is the first report that documents B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae infections in Indonesian cats.
Marston
E L
EL
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Finkel
B
B
Regnery
R L
RL
Winoto
I L
IL
Graham
R R
RR
Wignal
S
S
Simanjuntak
G
G
Olson
J G
JG
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001473:Bartonella / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001483:Base Sequence; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000635:transmission; D002415:Cats; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011817:Rabbits
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D017931:DNA Primers; D007074:Immunoglobulin G