Cargando…
Epizootic Situation of Feline Bartonella Infection in Eastern Poland
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to establish the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in cats in eastern Poland, and to determine the factors associated with the infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS: PCRs were performed to detect Bartonella DNA in the whole blood of 672 cats from four regions in eastern...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Sciendo
2020
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7105992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32258803 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0019 |
_version_ | 1783512515549855744 |
---|---|
author | Mazurek, Łukasz Carbonero, Alfonso Skrzypczak, Maciej Winiarczyk, Stanisław Adaszek, Łukasz |
author_facet | Mazurek, Łukasz Carbonero, Alfonso Skrzypczak, Maciej Winiarczyk, Stanisław Adaszek, Łukasz |
author_sort | Mazurek, Łukasz |
collection | PubMed |
description | INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to establish the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in cats in eastern Poland, and to determine the factors associated with the infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS: PCRs were performed to detect Bartonella DNA in the whole blood of 672 cats from four regions in eastern Poland (the Lublin, Podlasie, Masovian, and Subcarpathian provinces). The association between the previously selected variables and the dependent variable (presence of Bartonella DNA) was investigated using a logistic regression model. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of infection was 40.48%. All PCR positive cats were infected with B. henselae. The living conditions of the animals (free outdoor roaming), mixed breed cats, Subcarpathian region, and absence of tick control were significant risk factors associated with Bartonella infection at a 95% confidence level. CONCLUSION: Cats in eastern Poland appear to be at risk of a bartonellosis epizootic. Factors which seem to impact the likelihood of infection in cats and factors which seem not to impact it have been suggested. We advocate additional research into the ways bartonellosis spreads, its geographical scope, and the factors that favour its development. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-7105992 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2020 |
publisher | Sciendo |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-71059922020-04-02 Epizootic Situation of Feline Bartonella Infection in Eastern Poland Mazurek, Łukasz Carbonero, Alfonso Skrzypczak, Maciej Winiarczyk, Stanisław Adaszek, Łukasz J Vet Res Review Article INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to establish the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in cats in eastern Poland, and to determine the factors associated with the infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS: PCRs were performed to detect Bartonella DNA in the whole blood of 672 cats from four regions in eastern Poland (the Lublin, Podlasie, Masovian, and Subcarpathian provinces). The association between the previously selected variables and the dependent variable (presence of Bartonella DNA) was investigated using a logistic regression model. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of infection was 40.48%. All PCR positive cats were infected with B. henselae. The living conditions of the animals (free outdoor roaming), mixed breed cats, Subcarpathian region, and absence of tick control were significant risk factors associated with Bartonella infection at a 95% confidence level. CONCLUSION: Cats in eastern Poland appear to be at risk of a bartonellosis epizootic. Factors which seem to impact the likelihood of infection in cats and factors which seem not to impact it have been suggested. We advocate additional research into the ways bartonellosis spreads, its geographical scope, and the factors that favour its development. Sciendo 2020-03-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7105992/ /pubmed/32258803 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0019 Text en © 2020 Ł. Mazurek et al. published by Sciendo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Mazurek, Łukasz Carbonero, Alfonso Skrzypczak, Maciej Winiarczyk, Stanisław Adaszek, Łukasz Epizootic Situation of Feline Bartonella Infection in Eastern Poland |
title | Epizootic Situation of Feline Bartonella Infection in Eastern Poland |
title_full | Epizootic Situation of Feline Bartonella Infection in Eastern Poland |
title_fullStr | Epizootic Situation of Feline Bartonella Infection in Eastern Poland |
title_full_unstemmed | Epizootic Situation of Feline Bartonella Infection in Eastern Poland |
title_short | Epizootic Situation of Feline Bartonella Infection in Eastern Poland |
title_sort | epizootic situation of feline bartonella infection in eastern poland |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7105992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32258803 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0019 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT mazurekłukasz epizooticsituationoffelinebartonellainfectionineasternpoland AT carboneroalfonso epizooticsituationoffelinebartonellainfectionineasternpoland AT skrzypczakmaciej epizooticsituationoffelinebartonellainfectionineasternpoland AT winiarczykstanisław epizooticsituationoffelinebartonellainfectionineasternpoland AT adaszekłukasz epizooticsituationoffelinebartonellainfectionineasternpoland |