Seroprevalence of Bartonella vinsonii Subsp. berkhoffii in Urban and Rural Dogs in Turkey

Bekir CELEBI; Aysegul TAYLAN OZKAN; Selcuk KILIC; Atilla AKCA; Lora KOENHEMSI; Serdar PASA; Kader YILDIZ; Nuri MAMAK; Murat GUZEL

doi:10.1292/jvms.10-0188

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Seroprevalence of Bartonella vinsonii Subsp. berkhoffii in Urban and Rural Dogs in Turkey

Bekir CELEBI, Aysegul TAYLAN OZKAN, Selcuk KILIC, Atilla AKCA, Lora KOENHEMSI, Serdar PASA, Kader YILDIZ, Nuri MAMAK, Murat GUZEL

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Bekir CELEBI
Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Communicable Diseases Research Department
Aysegul TAYLAN OZKAN
Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Communicable Diseases Research Department
Selcuk KILIC
Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency, Communicable Diseases Research Department
Atilla AKCA
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas
Lora KOENHEMSI
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Istanbul
Serdar PASA
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Adnan Menderes
Kader YILDIZ
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kırıkkale
Nuri MAMAK
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Murat GUZEL
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mustafa Kemal

Keywords: Batonella, canine, Turkey

JOURNAL FREE ACCESS Advance online publication

Article ID: 10-0188

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.10-0188

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 72 (2010) , No. 11 p.1491

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Abstract

The seroprevalence of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii was investigated on urban stray dogs and shepherd and farm guard dogs from rural areas, sampled from 10 provinces of Turkey. Sera from 855 dogs were examined for the presence of anti-B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Overall, 56 (6.6 %) of the 855 dogs examined, including 16 (3%) of 522 of stray dogs and 40 (12%) 333 of rural dogs were seropositive. This is the first report on prevalence of antibodies to B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in dogs in Turkey.

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