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<h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>The aim of the study was to establish the prevalence of <italic>Bartonella</italic> spp. in cats in eastern Poland, and to determine the factors associated with the infection.</p></sec>
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<h3>Material and Methods</h3>
<p>PCRs were performed to detect <italic>Bartonella</italic> DNA in the whole blood of 672 cats from four regions in eastern Poland (the Lublin, Podlasie, Masovian, and Subcarpathian provinces). The association between the previously selected variables and the dependent variable (presence of <italic>Bartonella</italic> DNA) was investigated using a logistic regression model.</p></sec>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>The overall prevalence of infection was 40.48%. All PCR positive cats were infected with <italic>B. henselae</italic>. The living conditions of the animals (free outdoor roaming), mixed breed cats, Subcarpathian region, and absence of tick control were significant risk factors associated with <italic>Bartonella</italic> infection at a 95% confidence level.</p></sec>
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<h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p>Cats in eastern Poland appear to be at risk of a bartonellosis epizootic. Factors which seem to impact the likelihood of infection in cats and factors which seem not to impact it have been suggested. We advocate additional research into the ways bartonellosis spreads, its geographical scope, and the factors that favour its development.</p></sec>
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Introduction
The aim of the study was to establish the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in cats in eastern Poland, and to determine the factors associated with the infection.

Material and Methods
PCRs were performed to detect Bartonella DNA in the whole blood of 672 cats from four regions in eastern Poland (the Lublin, Podlasie, Masovian, and Subcarpathian provinces). The association between the previously selected variables and the dependent variable (presence of Bartonella DNA) was investigated using a logistic regression model.

Results
The overall prevalence of infection was 40.48%. All PCR positive cats were infected with B. henselae. The living conditions of the animals (free outdoor roaming), mixed breed cats, Subcarpathian region, and absence of tick control were significant risk factors associated with Bartonella infection at a 95% confidence level.

Conclusion
Cats in eastern Poland appear to be at risk of a bartonellosis epizootic. Factors which seem to impact the likelihood of infection in cats and factors which seem not to impact it have been suggested. We advocate additional research into the ways bartonellosis spreads, its geographical scope, and the factors that favour its development.

Epizootic situation of feline <italic>Bartonella</italic> infection in eastern Poland

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Epizootic situation of feline  infection in eastern Poland

Introduction
The aim of the study was to establish the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in cats in eastern Poland, and to determine the factors associated with...

Epizootic situation of feline Bartonella infection in eastern Poland

Published Online: Mar 08, 2020

Page range: 79 - 83

Received: Jun 17, 2019

Accepted: Feb 24, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0019

Keywords
cats, spp, vector-borne disease, ticks, fleas

© 2020 Ł. Mazurek et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Epizootic situation of feline Bartonella infection in eastern Poland

Published Online: Mar 08, 2020

Page range: 79 - 83

Received: Jun 17, 2019

Accepted: Feb 24, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0019

Keywordscats, spp, vector-borne disease, ticks, fleas

© 2020 Ł. Mazurek et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cats, spp, vector-borne disease, ticks, fleas