Bartonellosis, One Health and all creatures great and small

Feb 5, 2017 | Uncategorised

Dr Breitschwerdt’s recently published paper:- Bartonellosis, One Health and all creatures great and small https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28133871 Dr Breitscherdt reviews Bartonellosis, zoonotic infections which are found Worldwide, caused by an expanding number of recently discovered Bartonella species.  RESULTS: Of comparative medical importance, Bartonella spp. are transmitted by several arthropod vectors, including fleas, keds, lice, sand flies, ticks and, potentially, mites and spiders. Prior to 1990, there was only one named Bartonella species (B. bacilliformis), whereas there are now over 36, of which 17 have been associated with an expanding spectrum of animal and human diseases. Recent advances in diagnostic techniques have facilitated documentation of chronic bloodstream and dermatological infections with Bartonella spp. in healthy and sick animals, in human blood donors, and in immunocompetent and immunocompromised human patients. The field of Bartonella research remains in its infancy and is rich in questions, for which patient relevant answers are badly needed. Directed Bartonella research could substantially reduce a spectrum of chronic and debilitating animal and human diseases, and thereby reduce suffering throughout the world.  CONCLUSION: A One Health approach to this emerging infectious disease is clearly needed to define disease manifestations, to establish the comparative infectious disease pathogenesis of this stealth pathogen, to validate effective treatment regimens and to prevent zoonotic disease transmission.   Earlier posts on this emerging infectious disease can be found:-   Understanding Bartonella   Bartonellosis: One health perspectives on an emerging infectious disease   Through the search feature on the web version of this blog- Breitschwerdt Vector Infection Symposiums Also of interest –  Dr. Robert Mozayeni is a rheumatologist with graduate and post-graduate physician-scientist training from Albany Medical College, Yale University,...