Table 4 Summary of main clinico-epidemiological studies carried out in cats in continents other than Europe

Africa

Eastern

11

nf

nf

[229]

Northern

15.0–59.6

PCR: 0.9–23.5;

Culture: 17.0

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[230,231,232,233]

Southern

21.0–24.0

PCR: 7.8

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[234,235,236]

Asia

China

nf

PCR: 10.5–21.5;

Culture: 5.8–18.6

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[237]

Japan

8.8

PCR: 4.6;

Culture: 2.0–20.0

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[238,239,240]

Korea

nf

PCR: 41.8–44.1

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[241]

Middle East

1.2–39.5

PCR: 9.4;

Culture: 4.3–9.4

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae type I, B. koehlerae

[242,243,244,245,246]

Philippines

62.6–68.0

Culture: 61.0

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[247]

Thailand

nf

Culture: 12.8–50.0

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae types I and II

[248]

Australia

Eastern

37

PCR: 26.2

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[249]

South New Wales (Sydney)

nf

Culture and PCR: 35.0

B. henselae

[250]

Western and Dirk Hartog and Christmas islands

nf

PCR: 0–5.2

B. henselae, B. koehlerae

[250, 251]

North America

Centre

0–45.0

nf

nf

[252]

East

10.0–85.2

PCR: 0–62.5

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae types I and II, B. koehlerae

[243, 252,253,254,255,256,257]

West

0–26.2

PCR: 27.0–27.7;

Culture: 32.8

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae types I and II, B. koehlerae

[252, 258, 259]

South America

Argentina

nf

PCR: 17.0

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[260]

Brazil

15–68

PCR: 4.5–97.0;

Culture: 45.5

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[261,262,263,264]

Chile

5.6–8.0

PCR: 18.1;

Culture: 41

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae, B. koehlerae

[265, 266]

Galapagos islands

75.0

PCR: 59.0

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[267]

Guatemala

nf

PCR: 33.8;

Culture 8.2

B. clarridgeiae, B. henselae

[268]