Bartonella in Cats

Linda’s comments:  How many times over your lifetime have you been scratched by your cats?  Cat fleas transmit Bartonella…..We must all learn to be very very careful….

Link: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=20933137&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks

Excerpt:

 Bartonella infection is common among domestic cats, but the role
of Bartonella species as feline pathogens requires further study.
Most Bartonella species that infect cats are zoonotic. Cats are
the mammalian reservoir and vector for Bartonella henselae, an
important zoonotic agent. Cat fleas transmit Bartonella among
cats, and cats with fleas are an important source of human B
henselae infections.