Hemotropic Mycoplasma and Bartonella Species Diversity in Free-Roaming Canine and Feline from Luanda, Angola

doi:10.3390/pathogens10060735

. 2021 Jun 10;10(6):735.

doi: 10.3390/pathogens10060735.

Hemotropic Mycoplasma and Bartonella Species Diversity in Free-Roaming Canine and Feline from Luanda, Angola

João R Mesquita^{1

2}, Ana C Oliveira³, Frederico Neves⁴, Jose R Mendoza³, Maria F Luz³, Inês Crespo⁵, Thays F Dos Santos⁶, Sérgio Santos-Silva⁷, Hugo Vilhena^{5

8

9}, Patrícia F Barradas^{2

5

10}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
² Epidemiology Research Unit (EPIUnit), Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas 135, 4050-091 Porto, Portugal.
³ Casa dos Animais Veterinary Clinic, Luanda, Angola.
⁴ Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama Universitary School (EUVG), 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
⁵ Center for Investigation Vasco da Gama (CIVG), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama University School (EUVG), 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
⁶ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR-465, Km 7, Seropédica, RJ 23897-000, Brazil.
⁷ Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC), Agrarian School, 3045-093 Coimbra, Portugal.
⁸ Animal and Veterinary Research Center (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
⁹ University Veterinary Hospital of Coimbra, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
¹⁰ Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC), Agrarian School, 4990-706 Ponte de Lima, Portugal.

PMID: 34200906
PMCID: PMC8230469
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10060735

Hemotropic Mycoplasma and Bartonella Species Diversity in Free-Roaming Canine and Feline from Luanda, Angola

João R Mesquita et al. Pathogens. 2021.

. 2021 Jun 10;10(6):735.

doi: 10.3390/pathogens10060735.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
² Epidemiology Research Unit (EPIUnit), Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas 135, 4050-091 Porto, Portugal.
³ Casa dos Animais Veterinary Clinic, Luanda, Angola.
⁴ Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama Universitary School (EUVG), 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
⁵ Center for Investigation Vasco da Gama (CIVG), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Vasco da Gama University School (EUVG), 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
⁶ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR-465, Km 7, Seropédica, RJ 23897-000, Brazil.
⁷ Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC), Agrarian School, 3045-093 Coimbra, Portugal.
⁸ Animal and Veterinary Research Center (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
⁹ University Veterinary Hospital of Coimbra, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal.
¹⁰ Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC), Agrarian School, 4990-706 Ponte de Lima, Portugal.

PMID: 34200906
PMCID: PMC8230469
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10060735

Abstract

Free-roaming dogs and cats represent potential reservoirs for zoonotic vector-borne pathogens shedding to the human population. Given the health impact of these pathogens, we searched free-roaming dogs and cats included in an animal population control program from Luanda, Angola, for Bartonella and hemotropic mycoplasma infection. We report the detection of Bartonella henselae (2/66; 3%), Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum (5/66; 7.5%) and Mycoplasma haemofelis (1/66; 1.5%) in cats. One dog was found positive for Mycoplasma haemocanis (1/20; 5%). This is the first report of Bartonella henselae infections in stray cats and of hemotropic mycoplasmas in cats and dogs from Angola. Despite the relatively small sample size, our results sustain the hypothesis of uncontrolled circulation of these agents in highly mobile synanthropic animal populations of Luanda. Population and vector control could contribute to reducing the likelihood for animal-to-animal and animal-to-human transmission.

Keywords: Angola; Bartonella henselae; free-roaming; hemoplasma.

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