Seroprevalence of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in urban and rural dogs in Turkey.
The seroprevalence of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii was investigated in stray urban dogs and shepherd and farm guard dogs from rural areas sampled from 10 provinces of Turkey. Sera from 855 dogs were examined for the presence of anti-B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Overall, 56 (6.6%) of the 855 dogs examined, including 16 (3%) of the 522 stray dogs and 40 (12%) of the 333 rural dogs, were seropositive. This is the first report on prevalence of antibodies to B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in dogs in Turkey.
Celebi
Bekir
B
Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Communicable Diseases Research Department, Ankara, Turkey. bekir.celebi@rshm.gov.tr
Taylan Ozkan
Aysegul
A
Kilic
Selcuk
S
Akca
Atilla
A
Koenhemsi
Lora
L
Pasa
Serdar
S
Yildiz
Kader
K
Mamak
Nuri
N
Guzel
Murat
M
D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D001473:Bartonella / Q000276:immunology*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002947:Cities / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G