Prevalence of Bartonella henselae Antibodies in Domestic Cats in Thailand

Authors

  • Sumalee Boonmar Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Amnart Poapolathep Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Konmkrit Pisetpaisan Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Pornchai Sanyathitiseree Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Soichi Maruyama Department of Veterinary Public Health, Collage of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Kanakawa, Japan
  • Yasuji Katsube Department of Veterinary Public Health, Collage of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Kanakawa, Japan

Keywords:

Bartonella henselae, cat scratch disease, domestic cats, prevalence

Abstract

A total of 34 serum samples collected from cats seen at Animal hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Thailand during June to October 1996 were examined for antibody against Bartonella henselae using an Indirect Fluorescene Antibody (IFA). The prevalence of antibody was 32.3% in those cats. Moreover healthy human sera were also positive antibody. Our results showed higher prevalence of antibody that that in Japan, but similar to those in America.

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Published

1997-06-30

How to Cite

Boonmar, Sumalee, Amnart Poapolathep, Konmkrit Pisetpaisan, Pornchai Sanyathitiseree, Soichi Maruyama, and Yasuji Katsube. 1997. “Prevalence of Bartonella Henselae Antibodies in Domestic Cats in Thailand”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 31 (2). Bangkok, Thailand:268-70. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/240834.

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (1997): April-June

Section

Research Article

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