Volume 15, Number 4—April 2009
Research
Exotic Small Mammals as Potential Reservoirs of Zoonotic Bartonella spp.
Kai Inoue, Soichi Maruyama
, Hidenori Kabeya, Keiko Hagiya, Yasuhito Izumi, Yumi Une, and Yasuhiro Yoshikawa
, Hidenori Kabeya, Keiko Hagiya, Yasuhito Izumi, Yumi Une, and Yasuhiro YoshikawaTable 1
Prevalence of Bartonella spp. among exotic small mammals imported into Japan as pets, June 2004–October 2007
| Origin | Animal, taxonomic species | No. positive/no. tested (%) | Subtotal (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild-captive | |||
| Asia | |||
| China | Spermophilus dauricus* | 4/10 (40.0) | 42/89 (47.2) |
| Sciurus vulgaris subsp. orientis* | 2/10 (20.0) | ||
| Tamias sibiricus* | 12/29 (41.4) | ||
| Pteromys volans* | 5/10 (50.0) | ||
| Thailand | Callosciurus notatus* | 19/30 (63.3) | |
| North America | |||
| USA | Tamiasciurus hudosonicus* | 3/18 (16.7) | 27/68 (39.7) |
| Glaucomys volans* | 6/10 (60.0) | ||
| Unknown | Sp. columbianus* | 6/20 (30.0) | |
| Sp. richardsonii* | 12/20 (60.0) | ||
| Europe | |||
| The Netherlands | Pachyuromys duprasi† | 13/18 (72.2) | 13/47 (27.7) |
| The Netherlands, Czech Republic | Octodon degusठ| 0/29 (0.0) | |
| Middle and Near East | |||
| Egypt | Mus minutoides† | 0/20 (0.0) | 55/163 (33.7) |
| Acomys cahirinus† | 3/31 (9.7) | ||
| A. russatus† | 8/13 (61.5) | ||
| Lemniscomys barbarus† | 0/11 (0.0) | ||
| Psammomys obesus† | 6/10 (60.0) | ||
| Meriones tristrami† | 0/4 (0.0) | ||
| Sekeetamys calurus† | 10/10 (100) | ||
| Gerbillus pyramidum† | 9/10 (90.0) | ||
| Jaculus orientalis¶ | 13/16 (81.3) | ||
| J. jaculus¶ | 6/8 (75.0) | ||
| Hemiechinus auritus# | 0/10 (0.0) | ||
| Pakistan | Salpingotulus michaelis¶ | 0/20 (0.0) | |
| Subtotal |
137/367 (37.3) |
||
| Breeder facility | |||
| Asia | |||
| China | Tamias sibiricus* | 5/30 (16.7) | 5/60 (8.3) |
| Indonesia | Petaurus breviceps** | 0/20 (0.0) | |
| Thailand | Pe. breviceps** | 0/10 (0.0) | |
| Europe | |||
| The Netherlands | Lagurus lagurus† | 0/9 (0.0) | 0/99 (0.0) |
| Pa. duprasi† | 0/10 (0.0) | ||
| Mesocricetus auratus† | 0/20 (0.0) | ||
| Phodopus roborovskii† | 0/10 (0.0) | ||
| The Netherlands, Czech Republic | Ph. sungorus†‡ | 0/30 (0.0) | |
| O. degusठ| 0/20 (0.0) | ||
| Middle and Near East | |||
| Pakistan | Sa. michaelis¶ | 0/20 (0.0) | 0/20 (0.0) |
| Subtotal | 5/179 (2.8) | ||
| Total | 142/546 (26.0) |
*Member of the order Rodentia, family Sciuridae.
†Member of the order Rodentia, family Muridae.
‡Data for the Netherlands and Czech Republic are pooled because number of animals from these 2 countries was unknown.
§Member of the order Rodentia, family Octododidae.
¶Member of the order Rodentia, family Dipodidae.
#Member of the order Insectivora, family Erinaceidae.
**Member of the order Diprotodonia, family Petauridae.
