The Global Molecular Prevalence of Bartonella spp. in Cats and Dogs: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

AAK Zarea, M Tempesta, AE Odigie… - Transboundary and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bartonella species are vector‐borne infectious pathogens with a severe impact on animal
and human health. This comprehensive systematic review aimed to perform a meta‐analysis …

Current Data on Rickettsia felis Occurrence in Vectors, Human and Animal Hosts in Europe: A Scoping Review

CN Tsokana, I Kapna, G Valiakos - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rickettsia felis is an emerging pathogen with increasing reports of human cases and
detection in arthropod and animal host species worldwide. In this scoping review we record …

Feline vector-borne haemopathogens in Türkiye: the first molecular detection of Mycoplasma wenyonii and ongoing Babesia ovis DNA presence in unspecific hosts

O Ceylan, Z Ma, C Ceylan, M Ider, A Evci… - BMC Veterinary …, 2024 - Springer
Background Cats are hosts and reservoirs for many haemopathogens such as piroplasms,
Rickettsia, hemotropic Mycoplasma, Bartonella, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma, which are …

Molecular prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella spp. in stray cats of İzmir, Turkey

AE Köseoğlu, H Can, M Güvendi, M Karakavuk… - Parasites & vectors, 2022 - Springer
Background Bartonella spp. are vector-borne pathogens that cause zoonotic infections in
humans. One of the most well-known of these is cat-scratch disease caused by Bartonella …

Molecular detection and identification of Bartonella species in cats from Hamedan and Kermanshah, Western Iran

Z Shamshiri, A Goudarztalejerdi… - … and Infectious Diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
Bartonella species are emerging vector-borne zoonotic pathogens which infect a wide range
of domestic and wild animals as well as humans. Cats are the primary reservoir hosts for …

[HTML][HTML] Serological evidence of possible Borrelia afzelii lyme disease in Greece

I Karageorgou, M Koutantou, I Papadogiannaki… - New Microbes and New …, 2022 - Elsevier
Suggestions that Lyme disease exists in Greece remain controversial and no study to date
has definitively identified the presence of a Borrelia species that infects humans. We …

Prevalence of bacterial species in skin, urine, diarrheal stool, and respiratory samples in cats

DC Moon, JH Choi, N Boby, SJ Kim, HJ Song, HS Park… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial infections are a significant cause of illness and death in different animals.
However, these bacterial infections could be a source of human disease or illness if these …

Development of a novel triplex-PCR assay for the identification of feline hemoplasma species and survey of hemoplasma species in cats in Türkiye

K Altay, A Coskun, U Erol, OF Sahin, S Turk - Parasitology international, 2025 - Elsevier
Three hemoplasma species, Mycoplasma haemofelis, Candidatus Mycoplasma
haemominutum, and Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis, have been identified in domestic …

A case of mistaken identity: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and reinvestigation of hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. infection in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea)

CO Moore, E Lashnits, M Lappin, J Hawley… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Feline-associated hemotropic Mycoplasma (hemoplasmas) are
believed to be transmitted by two primary mechanisms:(1) direct transmission via fighting …

Molecular prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of hemotropic Mycoplasma species in cats in different regions of Iran

E Hoseinpoor, A Goudarztalejerdi, A Sazmand - BMC microbiology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Hemotropic Mycoplasma species (hemoplasmas) cause hemolytic
anemia in cats worldwide and are recognized as emerging zoonotic pathogens. There is no …