title: Seasonality of cat-scratch disease, France, 1999-2009.
abstract: Cat-scratch disease is seasonal in the United States and Japan; but no data are available from Europe. To assess the seasonality of the disease in France, we analyzed lymph node biopsy specimens collected during 1999-2009. Most (87.5%) cases occurred during September-April and peaked in December.
authors.affiliation: Université de Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sanguinetti-Morelli
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Angelakis
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Richet
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davoust
authors.forename: Jean Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rolain
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000235:genetics; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D058267:Flea Infestations; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S