Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFC2602203).
Summary What is already known about this topic?The prevalence of rodent-adapted Bartonella species has been increasing significantly.However,the specific Bartonella species carried by Marmota himalayana(M.himalayana),...
funded by the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32090023);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA19050204);the National Forestry and Grassland Administration,China,and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CZBZX-1).
Toll-like receptors(TLRs)are important initiators of innate immune responses that target host-pathogen interactions.However,further research into the molecular characteristics of TLRs in wild populations is required,a...
Cat scratch disease(CSD)is a worldwide distributed zoonosis caused by Bartonella henselae and other Bartonella spp.The reservoirs of Bartonella are domestic animals,especially cats,and the transmission to humans is th...
BACKGROUND Bartonellosis is a rare but challenging condition to diagnose with a spectrum of clinical presentations in the immunocompromised host.AIM To further characterize the presentation of Bartonella henselae(B.he...
supported by the grant of the Science and Technology Research and Development of Shaanxi Province[No.2015SF188].
Bartonella spp.are rod-shaped,Gram-negative,aerobic,fastidious,slow bacteria which cause diseases in humans and animals by parasitizing the endothelial and red blood cells of their hosts[1,2].Rodents are the most impo...
financially supported by the University of Malaya research grant(RP021C-16SUS);Higher Institution Centre of Excellence(HICoE)program(MO002-2019).
Rodent-borne leptospirosis is by far the most common bacterial zoonosis and it is an important emerging global public health concern in Southeast Asia.Bacterial pathogens associated with rodents,especially those that ...
supported by the National Science and Technology Major Projects[No.2018ZX10712001 and2017ZX10303404];Major Infectious Diseases Such as AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Control Technology Major Projects[No.2018ZX10712-001].
Serum samples were tested for Bartonella henselae Ig G antibodies using indirect immunofluorescence assays.We then analyzed associated risk factors.Serum samples were considered positive when reactive at a dilution of...
Objective: To investigate the occurrence of Bartonella sp. infection in asymptomatic horses and donkeys living in Tuscany, Central Italy.Methods: Blood samples were collected from 77 horses and 15 donkeys and tested b...
partially supported by the Programa Nacional de Innovación para la Competitividady Productividad(Innóvate Perú).under the contract 117-PNICP-PIAP-2015
An 11 year old, hispanic girl with a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia was admitted to the hospital for symptoms compatible with Bartonella henselae infection. The first molecularly diagnosed case of diss...