We have posted a list of 23 human Bartonella species that infect humans, approved by a top world expert. And we routinely find results with only genus [every possible species] testing, or both henselae and quintana are negative, with other species found. Meaning, a person who has a Bartonella infection does not have the two species “worth talking about–quintana or henselae.” (This quote is from a physicians education course taught by about six infectious disease physicians. I agree these two are important, but we are not stuck in 1990 and 1991, when they were discovered 35 years ago [!]
Why Mention This Study Tested Just One Species?
If one species was so often positive, testing others may have increased the percent positive.
Result
Bartonella. henselae positive antibodies in humans was 46%.
- Females (46.6%) positive.
- Males (41.7%) positive
- Cat owners were 51.4%
- A history of cat contact 42.9%.
- Rural regions were 79.5% positive vs. cities with 24.6%.
*Some estimate Egypt has 100 million Cats, With Many Living as Stray or Feral Cats. USA cats, household pets and sytrayu ferel are approximately 100-150 million But the size of the USA is roughly 10x the area of Egypt.
Source: Sayed ASM, Alsaadawy RM, Ali MM, Abd El-Hamid RF, Baty RS, Elmahallawy EK. Serological and Molecular Detection of Bartonella henselae in Cats and Humans From Egypt: Current Status and Zoonotic Implications. Front Vet Sci. 2022 Apr 14;9:859104. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.859104. PMID: 35498750; PMCID: PMC9047710.
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