Poodle Update - Summer 2022 - 2

SUMMER 2022
DOGS DIAGNOSED WITH BARTONELLOSIS
MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FOR HEMANGIOSARCOMA
Poodle breeders and owners have
likely had a dog or known someone
with a dog affected by the highly
malignant cancer hemangiosarcoma
(HSA). They are less likely to know
that the vector-borne bacterial pathoComplex
to diagnose,
Bartonella infection has
a stealthy nature in which
the bacterium invades,
thrives and hides inside
cells of blood vessel walls
throughout the body.
gen Bartonella may contribute to HSA.
" Bartonella may be the most important
bacteria that most of the world
has never heard of, " says Edward B.
Breitschwerdt, DVM, DACVIM, the
Melanie S. Steele Distinguished Professor
of Medicine and Infectious
Diseases and co-director of the
Vector Borne Disease Diagnostic
Laboratory at North Carolina State
University. " Bartonellosis is one of
the most important emerging infectious
diseases in humans and dogs. "
A lead investigator of a $4.8 million
four-year study funded in 2021 by the
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation,
Dr. Breitschwerdt is part of a multidisciplinary
Bartonella Research Consortium
developing new treatments
for animals and people affected by
the bacterial pathogen. Although
combinations of antibiotics are used
to treat Bartonella-related conditions,
successful outcomes are dimmed by
the bacterium's ability to penetrate
almost any cell in the body.
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