title: Prevalence of Bartonella species, haemoplasma species, Ehrlichia species, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Neorickettsia risticii DNA in the blood of cats and their fleas in the United States.
abstract: Ctenocephalides felis were killed and collected from 92 cats in Alabama, Maryland, and Texas. The fleas and blood from the corresponding cat were digested and assessed in polymerase chain reaction assays that amplify DNA of Ehrlichia species, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Neorickettsia risticii, Mycoplasma haemofelis, 'Candidatus M haemominutum' and Bartonella species. DNA consistent with B henselae, B clarridgeiae, M haemofelis, or 'Candidatus M haemominutum' was commonly amplified from cats (60.9%) and their fleas (65.2%). Results of this study support the recommendation to maintain flea control on cats in endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 80523, USA. mlappin@lamar.colostate.edu
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lappin
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brunt
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burney
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hawley
authors.forename: Melissa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: Wayne A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama / Q000453:epidemiology; D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000711:Anaplasmataceae Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001473:Bartonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary*; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D041103:Neorickettsia risticii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial