Bartonella Infection in Stray Dogs from Central and Southern Chile (Linares and Puerto Montt)

dc.creatorWeinborn-Astudillo, Romy M.
dc.creatorPau, Natalia
dc.creatorTobar, Bret Z.
dc.creatorJaffe, David A.
dc.creatorBoulouis, Henri-Jean
dc.creatorSepúlveda, Paulina
dc.creatorMüller, Ananda
dc.creatorChomel, Bruno B.
dc.date2022-09-29T20:16:16Z
dc.date2022-09-29T20:16:16Z
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T20:02:05Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T20:02:05Z
dc.identifier10.1089/vbz.2019.2505
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12536/1785
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8437798
dc.descriptionBartonellae are emerging zoonotic vector-borne pathogens causing a broad spectrum of clinical symptoms in humans and animals, including life-threatening endocarditis. Dogs are infected with a wide range of Bartonella species and infection has been reported in free-roaming dogs from various South American countries. We report a high Bartonella seroprevalence in 82 Chilean stray dogs. More than half of the dogs from Linares (72.7%, n = 66) and Puerto Montt (56.2%, n = 16) were seropositive for Bartonella henselae, Bartonella vinsonii ssp. berkhoffii, or Bartonella clarridgeiae with antibody titers ranging from 1:64 to 1:512. Three dogs (3.6%) were PCR positive for Bartonella sp. Partial sequencing of the gltA gene indicated that two dogs were infected with B. henselae, and one with a strain close to Bartonella vinsonii ssp. vinsonii. Exposure to Bartonella species was common in stray Chilean dogs, as for other South American countries, likely associated with heavy ectoparasite infestation.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherVector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
dc.sourceVector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
dc.subjectBartonella
dc.subjectserology
dc.subjectPCR
dc.subjectdogs
dc.subjectChile
dc.titleBartonella Infection in Stray Dogs from Central and Southern Chile (Linares and Puerto Montt)
dc.typeArtículo


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