Feline Bartonella Have Some Nerve! Neurologic Diseases Caused by Feline Bartonella
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Introduction: Once again the occurrence of human diseases of the nervous system, caused by feline Bartonella, have given veterinarians clues as to possible corollary diseases in cats, the bacteria’s natural reservoir host. There are many publications on human neurologic diseases caused by feline Bartonella. We will concentrate on diseases of the central nervous system and exclude retinitis and optic nerve neuritis, which were discussed in the last issue of our Newsletter.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010