Table 2. Number of bacteremic and/or seropositive dogs, jackals, and foxes for Bartonella species in Iraq.
| No. (%) PCR positive* | No. (%) IFA positive † | ||||||||
| Canid species (no. tested) | Candidatus Bartonella merieuxii | B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii | Bartonella henselae | Bartonella clarridgeiae | B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii | Bartonella bovis | Any Bartonella spp. | No. (%) PCR positive & IFA positive | No. (%) PCR positive & IFA negative |
| Canis familiaris (97) | 36 (37) | 0 | 43 (44) | 38 (39) | 37 (38) | 44 (45) | 46 (47) | 33 (34) | 3 (3) |
| Canis aureus (57) | 7 (12) | 1 (2) | 20 (35) | 21 (37) | 19 (33) | 20 (35) | 23 (40) | 6 (11) | 1 (2) |
| Vulpes vulpes (39) | 0 | 0 | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 2 (5) | 5 (13) | 5 (13) | 0 | 0 |
*
A positive polymerase chain reaction test result denotes a bacteremic individual.
†
An indirect immunofluorescent antibody assay denotes a seropositive individual.