Detection of Bartonella henselae in the blood of 2 adult horses.
Abstract: Bartonella spp. are emerging zoonotic agents that have been found in a wide variety of domestic animals and wildlife and cause a number of clinical syndromes. Bartonella sp. infection has been identified in a growing number of animal species, including cats, rodents, porpoises, and canids, but has not been reported in horses. Objective: To document the presence of Bartonella sp. in the blood of horses. Methods: One horse with chronic arthropathy and 1 horse with presumptive vasculitis. Methods: Blood samples were tested for the presence of Bartonella sp. by a combination of multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction and enrichment culture technique. Results: Bartonella henselae was isolated or detected in the blood of both horses. Conclusions: Bartonella henselae infection should be investigated as the cause of disease in horses.
Publication Date: 2008-03-10 PubMed ID: 18346149DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0043.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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The research article identifies Bartonella henselae, a disease-causing bacteria, in the blood of two adult horses, suggesting that this infection should be investigated as a possible cause of disease in horses.
Objective
The overall aim of the study was to document the presence of the bacteria Bartonella henselae in the blood of horses. This type of bacteria, a zoonotic agent, has previously been found in several kinds of domestic and wild animals like cats, rodents, porpoises, and canids, but not yet in horses.
Method
- The researchers selected two horses; one with a chronic joint condition (arthropathy) and another with a suspected inflammation of the blood vessels (presumptive vasculitis).
- Blood samples were drawn from these horses and tested for the presence of Bartonella henselae.
- The investigators made use of a combination of techniques to conduct this test. They used a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a method utilized to amplify and measure DNA, as well as an enrichment culture technique, which is used to promote the growth of a specific type of microorganism.
Results
- The results from the testing revealed that Bartonella henselae was found in the blood samples of both horses. This is the first report of this particular bacteria being detected in horses.
Conclusion
- The researchers concluded that considering these findings, there needs to be an investigation into Bartonella henselae infections as potential causes of disease in horses. This could lead to advancements in diagnosis and treatment of diseases in horses, and potentially in prevention of transmission between horses and other species, including humans.
Cite This Article
APA
Jones SL, Maggi R, Shuler J, Alward A, Breitschwerdt EB.
(2008).
Detection of Bartonella henselae in the blood of 2 adult horses.
J Vet Intern Med, 22(2), 495-498.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0043.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. sam_jones@ncsu.edu
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
- Bacteremia / drug therapy
- Bacteremia / microbiology
- Bacteremia / veterinary
- Bartonella Infections / blood
- Bartonella Infections / drug therapy
- Bartonella Infections / microbiology
- Bartonella Infections / veterinary
- Bartonella henselae / genetics
- Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification
- Culture Media
- DNA, Bacterial / blood
- Female
- Horse Diseases / blood
- Horse Diseases / drug therapy
- Horse Diseases / microbiology
- Horses
- Joint Diseases / drug therapy
- Joint Diseases / microbiology
- Joint Diseases / veterinary
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
- Vasculitis / drug therapy
- Vasculitis / microbiology
- Vasculitis / veterinary
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