VECTOR-BORNE BACTERIAL DISEASES OF CATS: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Authors: HIGGINS, JAMES; IBRAHIM, M - USAMRIID; AZAD, ABDU - UNIV. MD MEDICAL SCHOOL

Submitted to: Entomological Society of America Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/21/1998
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Technical Abstract: This presentation will review significant developments in 1998 in the epidemiology and ecology of various vector-borne bacterial diseases of cats, including typhus, bartonellosis, plague, and tularemia. Additionally, data regarding the use of novel, florogenic probe-based assays for the detection of several of these pathogens, will be discussed, including the use of prototype, DOD-sponsored miniature thermal cycler platforms.