Document 0630
 DOCN  M9490630
 TI    Epidemiologic observations on infection with Rochalimaea species among
       cats living in Baltimore, Md.
 DT    9411
 AU    Childs JE; Rooney JA; Cooper JL; Olson JG; Regnery RL; Viral and
       Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease; Control and
       Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333.
 SO    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1994 Jun 1;204(11):1775-8. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94342115
 AB    Cats from several sources in Baltimore, Md, were tested for
       seropositivity to Rochalimaea henselae and R quintana. Co-infection with
       Toxoplasma gondii or feline immunodeficiency virus was assessed as a
       risk factor for infection with Rochalimaea spp. Of 592 cats tested, 87
       (14.7%) were seropositive for one or both Rochalimaea spp, although
       titers to R henselae were significantly higher than those to R quintana.
       Prevalence of seropositivity increased significantly with cat age and
       weight and was associated with seropositivity to T gondii but was not
       associated with gender. Prevalence of seropositivity was similar (12.5
       to 14.4%) among groups of cats with some history of human contact but
       was higher among feral cats (44.4%). Whether cats are reservoirs or
       mechanical vectors of Rochalimaea spp that can cause diseases in people
       is still uncertain, but these findings indicated widespread infection of
       cats and suggested possible modes of transmission for Rochalimaea spp
       among cats.
 DE    Age Factors  Analysis of Variance  Animal  Antibodies, Bacterial/*BLOOD
       Baltimore/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cat Diseases/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cats  Comparative
       Study  Disease Reservoirs  Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency
       Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS  Female  Fluorescent Antibody
       Technique/VETERINARY  Male  Multivariate Analysis  Prevalence
       Rickettsiaceae Infections/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*VETERINARY
       Rickettsieae/*IMMUNOLOGY  Risk Factors  Toxoplasmosis,
       Animal/COMPLICATIONS  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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