Table 1

Bartonella infection in dogs.

Species/subspecies
Associated manifestations of infection [23-31]

Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii
Endocarditis*

Cardiac arrhythmias*

Myocarditis*

Polyarthritis*

Granulomatous rhinitis

Anterior uveitis

Chorioretinitis*

Meningoencephalitis*

Anaemia/Thrombocytopenia*


Bartonella henselae
Peliosis hepatitis*

Granulomatous hepatitis*

Generalised pyogranulomatous lymphadenitis*

Panniculitis

Endocarditis*

Polyarthritis*

Idiopathic effusions


Other Bartonella species
Endocarditis*
Bartonella clarridgeiae
Hepatic disease
B. washoensis
Weight loss
B. elizabethae

B. quintana


* Denotes disease manifestations reported in dogs and human beings.

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