Vayssier-Taussat M., Moutailler S., Femenia F., Raymond P., Croce O., La Scola B., Fournier P. E., Raoult Didier. (2016). Identification of novel zoonotic activity of Bartonella spp., France. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22 (3), p. 457-462. ISSN 1080-6040.
Titre du document
Identification of novel zoonotic activity of Bartonella spp., France
Vayssier-Taussat M., Moutailler S., Femenia F., Raymond P., Croce O., La Scola B., Fournier P. E., Raoult Didier
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016,
22 (3), p. 457-462 ISSN 1080-6040
Certain Bartonella species are known to cause afebrile bacteremia in humans and other mammals, including B. quintana, the agent of trench fever, and B. henselae, the agent of cat scratch disease. Reports have indicated that animal-associated Bartonella species may cause paucisymptomatic bacteremia and endocarditis in humans. We identified potentially zoonotic strains from 6 Bartonella species in samples from patients who had chronic, subjective symptoms and who reported tick bites. Three strains were B. henselae and 3 were from other animal-associated Bartonella spp. (B. doshiae, B. schoenbuchensis, and B. tribocorum). Genomic analysis of the isolated strains revealed differences from previously sequenced Bartonella strains. Our investigation identifed 3 novel Bartonella spp. strains with human pathogenic potential and showed that Bartonella spp. may be the cause of undifferentiated chronic illness in humans who have been bitten by ticks.
Plan de classement
Santé : généralités [050]
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Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
