Bartonellosis

Bartonellosis is a constellation of clinical conditions affecting human beings and a variety of animals. Many Bartonella infections are zoonotic, with some of the most commonly reported zoonotic manifestations of infection including cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, endocarditis, and neuroretinitis. Companion animals serve as reservoirs for several zoonotic species of Bartonella, and may also serve as sentinels for zoonotic Bartonella species harbored by wildlife.This article provides an overview of bartonellosis of dogs and cats, and discusses public health implications of animal bartonellosis.     

巴尔通体病研究进展

巴尔通体病是20世纪初发现的一类新的人畜共患病,巴尔通体属的成员已由原来的1个种发展到19个种,其中至少有5种可使人致病。由巴尔通体感染引起的疾病谱比较复杂,主要有猫抓病、卡里翁氏病、心内膜炎、杆菌性血管瘤和慢性巴尔通体血症等。另外,巴尔通体有时还会引起视网膜炎、脑炎、肾小球肾炎和肺炎等,给人畜健康带来巨大的威胁。随着宠物的不断增加,由巴尔通体引起的疫病呈上升趋势,对社会公共卫生造成潜在的危险性。为了探讨防控该病的方法,对有关巴尔通体的病原学、流行病学、致病机理、诊断及防治措施进行综述。     

猫巴尔通体病和猫抓病研究进展

巴尔通体是一种人兽共患病的病原,其传播情况比较复杂.牛、犬、人、啮齿类动物和野生动物都是其宿主,蝇、跳蚤、虱子、蛉等节肢动物都是其储存宿主.猫可以感染5种巴尔通体,包括Bartonella henselae、B.bovis、B.clarridgeae、B.koehlerae和B.quintana.研究表明,猫抓病主要是...     

Bartonellosis: an emerging infectious disease of zoonotic importance to animals and human beings

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.     

P.M. Flodin,M.R.C.V.S.

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The many friends of Peter Flodin were shocked to hear of his sudden death ad the age of forty just two days before Christmas, 1957. He died after only a few minutes' illness whilst on a farm in the Hutt Valley.     

R. E. Alexander,M.R.C.V.S.

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The death occurred at Gisborne on September 3, 1964, of Ronald Elward Alexander at the age of 68 years.