Bartonella quintana Endocarditis in Dogs

Abstract

We provide the first evidence that Bartonella quintana can infect dogs and cause typical signs of endocarditis. Using PCR and sequencing, we identified B. quintana in the blood of a dog from the United States with aortic valve endocarditis and probably also in the mitral valve of a dog from New Zealand with endocarditis.

Keywords

• Bartonella quintana
• endocarditis
• canine
• research
• United States
• New Zealand