Seroepidemiology of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii infection in California coyotes, 1994-1998

The prevalence of antibodies to Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in coyotes (Canis latrans) in California ranged from 51% in central to 34% in southern and 7% in northern California. Seropositive coyotes were more likely to be from coastal than inland counties (p clustered distribution of Barto...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 5; no. 5; pp. 711 - 715
Main Authors Chang, C, Yamamoto, K, Chomel, B B, Kasten, R W, Simpson, D C, Smith, C R, Kramer, V L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.09.1999
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Analysis
Animals
Animals as carriers of disease
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Bartonella
Bartonella - isolation & purification
Bartonella Infections - transmission
Bartonella Infections - veterinary
Bites and Stings - microbiology
California
Carnivora - microbiology
Coyotes
Dogs
Female
Humans
Infant
Infection
Logistic Models
Male
Observational studies
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Seasons
Seroepidemiologic Studies
United States
California
United States
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Summary:The prevalence of antibodies to Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in coyotes (Canis latrans) in California ranged from 51% in central to 34% in southern and 7% in northern California. Seropositive coyotes were more likely to be from coastal than inland counties (p clustered distribution of Bartonella seropositivity in coyotes suggests that B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii infection is vectorborne. Further investigation is warranted to evaluate which arthropods are vectors and what the mode of transmission is from wildlife to domestic dogs and possibly humans.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0505.990514