Prevalence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae in an urban Indonesian cat population

We studied evidence of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae infe ction in 54 cats living in Jakarta, Indonesia. By using an indirect immunof luorescence assay, we found immunoglobulin G antibody to B. henselae in 40 of 74 cats (54%). The blood of 14 feral cats was cultured on rabbit blood a gar plates for 28 days. Bartonella-like colonies were identified as B. hens elae or B. clarridgeiae by using restriction fragment length polymorphism a nalysis and direct sequencing of the PCR amplicons. Of the cats sampled in the study, 6 of 14 (43%; all feral) were culture positive for B. henselae; 3 of 14 (21%; 2 feral and 1 pet) culture positive for B. clarridgeiae. This is the first report that documents B. henselae and B. clarridgeiae infecti ons in Indonesian cats.