Persistent Infection of Pets within a Household with Three Bartonella Species
We monitored by blood culture and immunofluorescence assay (IFA) bartonella infection in one dog and eight cats in a new belial model household to determine the prevalence and persistence of the infection as well as its transmissibility to humans.Ectoparasite control was rigorously exercised.During a 3-year period, Bartonella clarridgeiae was recov