title: Seroprevalence of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in urban and rural dogs in Turkey.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Communicable Diseases Research Department, Ankara, Turkey. bekir.celebi@rshm.gov.tr
authors.forename: Bekir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Celebi
authors.forename: Aysegul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylan Ozkan
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akca
authors.forename: Lora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koenhemsi
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pasa
authors.forename: Kader
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Nuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mamak
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guzel
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G