Bartonella spp. in households with cats: Risk factors for infection in cats and human exposure

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dc.contributor.authorSepúlveda-García, Paulina
dc.contributor.authorAlabi, Amir [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez, Karla
dc.contributor.authorRojas, Lisbeth
dc.contributor.authorMella, Armin
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Luiz Ricardo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAndré, Marcos Rogerio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMachado, Rosangela Zacarias [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Ananda
dc.contributor.authorMonti, Gustavo
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidad Austral de Chile
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionRoss University School of Veterinary Medicine
dc.contributor.institutionWageningen University & Research
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T16:11:48Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T16:11:48Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-01
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to estimate the occurrence of Bartonella spp. per household in cats and the risk factors for Bartonella spp. positivity in cats and their owners from Valdivia, Chile. A total of 464 cats (distributed within 324 households) and 326 humans (control group [n = 112] and cat owner [n = 214]) distributed in 262 households were sampled. From the cat owners (n = 214), 128 humans were in households where the cat was also sampled, totaling 84 households with dual sampling. Real-time PCR (qPCR) was used for Bartonella spp. detection in blood from cats and humans, and immunofluorescent immunoassay (IFA) anti-Bartonella henselae was performed in human serum samples. Out of the total of 324 households, 20.43% presented at least one Bartonella positive cat. From the households with dual sampling, 29.7% (25/84) presented at least one qPCR-Bartonella spp. positive cat. However, Bartonella DNA was not amplified in humans, and in 7.3% (6/82) of the households was found at least one of the cat's owners exposed to B. henselae. Cats younger than one year (Odds Ratio (OR) = 5.3), non-neutered (OR 3.46), sampled at home (OR 5.82), and with improper application of tick/flea control products (OR 3.13) showed a higher risk for Bartonella spp. presence. Humans with occupational exposure involving animal contact, were more likely to exhibit B. henselae seropositivity (OR 7.5). Bartonella spp. was present in the cats a moderate number of households, but Bartonella DNA was not detected in owners' blood, inferring that there is a low risk of recent human infection in the studied population.en
dc.description.affiliationEscuela de Graduados Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias Universidad Austral de Chile
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Medicina Preventiva Veterinaria Universidad Austral de Chile
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pathology Reproduction and One Health São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Ciencias Clínicas Veterinaria Universidad Austral de Chile
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología Universidad Austral de Chile
dc.description.affiliationOne Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
dc.description.affiliationQuantitative Veterinary Epidemiology Wageningen University & Research
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Pathology Reproduction and One Health São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100545
dc.identifier.citationOne Health, v. 16.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100545
dc.identifier.issn2352-7714
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85153190630
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/249880
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofOne Health
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBartonellosis.
dc.subjectCat-scratch disease
dc.subjectOne health, felids
dc.subjectqPCR
dc.subjectSerology
dc.subjectZoonosis
dc.titleBartonella spp. in households with cats: Risk factors for infection in cats and human exposureen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.departmentPatologia Veterinária - FCAVpt

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