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Seroprevalence Of Bartonella Infection In American Free-Ranging And Captive Pumas (Felis Concolor) And Bobcats (Lynx Rufus), Bruno B. Chomel, Yoko Kikuchi, Janice S. Martenson, Melodie E. Roelke-Parker, Chao Chin Chang, Rickie W. Kasten, Janet E. Foley, John Laudre, Kerry Murphy, Pamela K. Swift, Vicki L. Kramer, Stephen J. O'Brien
Seroprevalence Of Bartonella Infection In American Free-Ranging And Captive Pumas (Felis Concolor) And Bobcats (Lynx Rufus), Bruno B. Chomel, Yoko Kikuchi, Janice S. Martenson, Melodie E. Roelke-Parker, Chao Chin Chang, Rickie W. Kasten, Janet E. Foley, John Laudre, Kerry Murphy, Pamela K. Swift, Vicki L. Kramer, Stephen J. O'Brien
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Bartonella henselae is the main agent of cat scratch disease in humans and domestic cats are the main reservoir of this bacterium. We conducted a serosurvey to investigate the role of American wild felids as a potential reservoir of Bartonella species. A total of 479 samples (439 serum samples and 40 Nobuto strips) collected between 1984 and 1999 from pumas (Felis concolor) and 91 samples (58 serum samples and 33 Nobuto strips) collected from bobcats (Lynx rufus) in North America, Central America and South America were screened for B. henselae antibodies. The overall prevalence of B. henselae antibodies was respectively …