1. Galaxy Diagnostics with a lab run by the world's leading Bartonella expert, Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt (who has 200 journal publications), finds the precise DNA of many Bartonella species.
2. In 2007, we published the first world article on the psychiatric impacts of Bartonella, stating that nine species affect humans.
3. IgeneX has an amazing genus Bartonella test that can detect human species beyond those they specifically test for. They test for more than the species *henselae* and *quintana*, discovered in 1990 and 1991. We often get results showing other species, not merely henselae and quintana.
4. With counsel from Dr. Breitschwerdt, we published that there are 23 human species. Not all are common, but only henselae and quintana infect humans, which is silly and ancient to say.
5. You will not be aware of others in the world if the World Health Organization Only receives reports on henselae and quintana.
Article quote below: only human cases of B. henselae and B. quintana infections were reported from WHO-EMRO countries. The infections of Bartonella are important in the WHO-EMRO region, but they have been neglected by clinicians and healthcare systems.
Bartonellosis is a vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in humans, especially in immunocompromised individuals. However, there is no complete data about the geographical distribution of different species of Bartonella, as well as the status of its reservoirs, vectors, and human cases in most parts of the world. In this study, published reports related to Bartonella species from WHO-EMRO region countries were searched in different databases until October 2023. The eighteens different species of Bartonella were reported in WHO-EMRO countries including Bartonella henselae, Bartonella quintana, Bartonella elizabethae, Bartonella bovis, Bartonella clarridgeiae, Bartonella vinsonii, Bartonella doshiae, Bartonella taylorii, Bartonella rochalimae, Bartonella tribocorum, Bartonella rattimassiliensis, candidatus Bartonella merieuxii, candidatus Bartonella dromedarii, Bartonella acomydis, Bartonella jaculi, Bartonella coopersplainsensis and Bartonella koehlerae. Also, only human cases of B. henselae and B. quintana infections were reported from WHO-EMRO countries. The infections of Bartonella are important in the WHO-EMRO region, but they have been neglected by clinicians and healthcare systems.
Tahmasebi Ashtiani Z, Ahmadinezhad M, Bagheri Amiri F, Esmaeili S. Geographical distribution of Bartonella spp in the countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO-EMRO). J Infect Public Health. 2024 Apr;17(4):612-618. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.02.009. Epub 2024 Feb 14. PMID: 38417187.