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dc.contributor.authorShikoska, Ivanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDјadјovski, Igoren_US
dc.contributor.authorKrstevski, Kirilen_US
dc.contributor.authorHristovska, Zagorka Popovaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJanevski, Aleksandaren_US
dc.contributor.authorRashikj, LJubicaen_US
dc.contributor.authorCvetkovikj, Aleksandaren_US
dc.contributor.authorCvetkovikj, Iskraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-03T05:22:36Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-03T05:22:36Z-
dc.date.issued2023-09-28-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/28075-
dc.description.abstractThe genus <jats:italic>Bartonella</jats:italic> are fastidious, Gram-negative intracellular vector-borne bacteria with zoonotic potential. Cats have a crucial epidemiological role in the transmission of <jats:italic>Bartonella henselae</jats:italic>, the primary causal agent of cat-scratch disease in humans. Here we describe the first report of <jats:italic>B. henselae</jats:italic> infection in a cat in North Macedonia after a suspected <jats:italic>Bartonella</jats:italic> infection in a 7-year-old boy. A combination of cultural and molecular methods for detecting <jats:italic>B. henselae</jats:italic> in the asymptomatic cat was used. A blood sample was cultured on a blood agar plate, where colonies became visible after nine days of incubation. The DNA of a single colony was extracted, and the isolate was confirmed as <jats:italic>B. henselae</jats:italic> by sequencing the bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene and performing a <jats:italic>Bartonella</jats:italic> - specific PCR. The phylogenetic analysis demonstrated 100% similarity with <jats:italic>B. henselae</jats:italic> sequences, clustering on a single branch and establishing a distinct group. This finding indicates that <jats:italic>B. henselae</jats:italic> infection in cats circulates in North Macedonia and may affect feline and human health.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWalter de Gruyter GmbHen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMacedonian Veterinary Reviewen_US
dc.subjectBartonella henselae, zoonosis, public health, detectionen_US
dc.titleFirst report of Bartonella henselae infection in a cat in North Macedoniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/macvetrev-2023-0028-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/macvetrev-2023-0028-
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crisitem.author.deptFaculty of Veterinary Medicine-
crisitem.author.deptFaculty of Veterinary Medicine-
crisitem.author.deptFaculty of Veterinary Medicine-
crisitem.author.deptFaculty of Veterinary Medicine-
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