Abstract
Gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) were shown to be naturally infected with Bartonella rochalimae, a Bartonella species similar to Bartonella clarridgeiae (B.c.), and Bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii (B.v.berkhoffii) in northern California. A serological survey was performed to investigate the presence of Bartonella infection in 132 gray foxes from West/Central Texas. Using an immunofluorescence antibody test directed against B.v.berkhoffii and B.c., the antibody prevalence was 50% (66/132), with 22 (33.3%) individuals seropositive for B.c. only, 8 (12.2%) for B.v.berkhoffii, and 36 (54.5%) seroreactive for both B.c. and B.v.berkhoffii. The foxes had 3.63 more odds (95% confidence interval [CI]=1.38, 10.25) to be seropositive for B.c. than for B.v.berkhoffii. Female foxes were more likely to be seropositive for B.c. (odds ratio [OR]=2.90, 95% CI=1.33, 6.36) and also for both antigens (OR=2.50, 95% CI=1.06, 5.90) than males.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 428-430 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2012 |
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Keywords
- Bartonella
- Serology
- Zoonosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Virology
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Seroepidemiology of Bartonella infection in gray foxes from Texas. / Schaefer, Jonathan D.; Moore, Guy M.; Namekata, Michael S.; Kasten, Rick W.; Chomel, Bruno B.
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AU - Schaefer, Jonathan D.
AU - Moore, Guy M.
AU - Namekata, Michael S.
AU - Kasten, Rick W.
AU - Chomel, Bruno B
PY - 2012/5/1
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KW - Bartonella
KW - Serology
KW - Zoonosis
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