fa عمومى General كاربردي Applicable <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:120%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span lang="TR" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:120%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Bartonella henselae</span></span></span></i><span lang="TR" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:120%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> is an intracellular bacterium that causes zoonotic cat scratch disease (CSD). This disease has a global spread and is mainly transmitted through arthropod vectors. Since cats are identified as the main source of <i>B. henselae</i> infection, the aim of this study was to evaluate molecular detection of <i>B. henselae</i> in blood samples obtained from pet cats in Kerman using Nested-PCR. Seventy</span></span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:120%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">-</span></span></span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:120%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">two blood samples were collected from pet cats that were referred to the Shahid Bahonor University Veterinary Hospital. A Nested-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to analyze the samples, with the 16S&ndash;23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer region as the target. <i>B. henselae</i> DNA was found in 5.5% (4/72) of blood samples. </span></span></span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:120%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">The results of this study showed that owned cats in Kerman could be one of the potential reservoirs of cat scratch disease, but to achieve definitive results, complementary studies must be performed on cat owners.</span></span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:120%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Bartonella henselae, Iran, Kerman, Cat, Nested-PCR, CSD 31 39 http://injvr.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-4&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 M. Jajarmi 1003194753284600346 1003194753284600346 No B. Akhtardanesh 1003194753284600347 1003194753284600347 Yes A. Yazdani 1003194753284600348 1003194753284600348 No P. Hajipour 1003194753284600349 1003194753284600349 No P. Mohseni 1003194753284600350 1003194753284600350 No R. Ghanbarpour 1003194753284600351 1003194753284600351 No A.R. Sazmand 1003194753284600352 1003194753284600352 No A. Goudarztalejerdi 1003194753284600353 1003194753284600353 No