Bartonellosis: an emerging infectious disease of zoonotic importance to animals,

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Bartonellosis: an emerging infectious disease of

zoonotic importance to animals,and human beings.

 

J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2010 Feb 1;20(1):8-30.

 

Bartonellosis: an emerging infectious disease of zoonotic

importance to animals and human beings.

 

Breitschwerdt EB, Maggi RG, Chomel BB, Lappin MR.

 

Department of Clinical Sciences, Center for Comparative Medicine

and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North

Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606.

 

Objective- To provide a review of clinically relevant

observations related to Bartonella species as emerging pathogens

in veterinary and human medicine. Data

Sources- Literature as cited in PubMed and as generated by each

of the authors who have contributed to various aspects of the

clinical understanding of bartonellosis. Human Data Synthesis-

Important historical and recent publications illustrating the

evolving role of animal reservoirs as a source of human

infection. Veterinary Data Synthesis- Comprehensive review of the

veterinary literature.

 

Conclusions- In addition to inducing life-threatening illnesses,

such as endocarditis, myocarditis, and meningoencephalitis and

contributing to chronic debilitating disease, such as arthritis,

osteomyelitis, and granulomatous inflammation in cats, dogs, and

potentially other animal species; pets and wildlife species can

serve as persistently infected reservoir hosts for the

transmission of Bartonella spp. infection to veterinary

professionals and others with direct animal contact.

 

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