Table 2. Bartonella spp. detected in fleas from La Rioja.
| Stray (n = 48)1 | Pet (n = 11) | Barnyard (n = 3) | Total (n = 62) | |
| PCR positive | 29.2% (14/48) | 0 | 66.7% (2/3) | 25.8% (16/62) |
| B. henselae | 12.5% (6/48) | 0 | 0 | 9.7% (6/62) |
| B. clarridgeiae | 14.6% (7/48) | 0 | 66.7% (2/3) | 14.5% (9/62) |
| Bartonella spp.2 | 2.1% (1/48) | 0 | 0 | 1.6% (1/62) |
| Co-infections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| fleas/cat3 | 0.61 (48/79) | 0.22 (11/51) | 0.17 (3/17) | 0.42 (62/147) |
| fleas/parasited cat4 | 2.82 (48/17) | 2.20 (11/5) | 1.5 (3/2) | 2.58 (62/24) |
1
Number of fleas collected from all the animals of each category. The number of fleas per cat ranged from zero to six (Table S3).
2
A positive signal was obtained in this specimen with the S-CHOSCA probe (common to B. schoenbuchensis, B. capreoli, B. chomeli and B. birtlesii).
3
Mean of fleas in each cat category.
4
Mean of fleas on infested cats.