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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, January 1999, p. 41-44, Vol. 6, No. 1
1071-412X/99/$00.00+0

Prevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae in an Urban Indonesian Cat Population

Eric L. Marston,1 Barbara Finkel,1 Russell L. Regnery,1 Imelda L. Winoto,2 R. Ross Graham,2 Steven Wignal,2 Gindo Simanjuntak,3 and James G. Olson1,*

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia,1 and United States Naval Medical Research Unit-2 (US NAMRU-2), Jakarta Detachment,2 and Center for Infectious Diseases Research, National Institutes of Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health, Jalan Percetakan Negara 29,3 Jakarta, Indonesia

Received 28 May 1998/Returned for modification 22 September 1998/Accepted 10 November 1998

We studied evidence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in 54 cats living in Jakarta, Indonesia. By using an indirect immunofluorescence assay, we found immunoglobulin G antibody to B. henselae in 40 of 74 cats (54%). The blood of 14 feral cats was cultured on rabbit blood agar plates for 28 days. Bartonella-like colonies were identified as B. henselae or B. clarridgeiae by using restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing of the PCR amplicons. Of the cats sampled in the study, 6 of 14 (43%; all feral) were culture positive for B. henselae; 3 of 14 (21%; 2 feral and 1 pet) culture positive for B. clarridgeiae. This is the first report that documents B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae infections in Indonesian cats.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Mailstop G13, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-1075. Fax: (404) 639-4436. E-mail: JGO0{at}CDC.GOV.

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, January 1999, p. 41-44, Vol. 6, No. 1
1071-412X/99/$00.00+0


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