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. 2003 Oct;9(10):1337-40.
doi: 10.3201/eid0910.030206.

Cat or dog ownership and seroprevalence of ehrlichiosis, Q fever, and cat-scratch disease

Martina Skerget  1 , Christoph Wenisch, Florian Daxboeck, Robert Krause, Renate Haberl, Doris Stuenzner
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Cat or dog ownership and seroprevalence of ehrlichiosis, Q fever, and cat-scratch disease

Martina Skerget et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Oct.

Abstract

Concerns have been raised about the role of domestic cats or dogs in the acquisition of zoonoses, in particular in pregnant women or immune-suppressed persons. We report that cat or dog ownership is not associated with an increased seroprevalence of antibodies to Anaplasma phagozytophilum, Coxiella burnetii, and Bartonella henselae in symptom-free persons in Styria, Austria.

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