Bartonella: an emerging human infection

Bartonella henselae (Cat Scratch Fever), Bartonella quintana (Trench Fever) and Bartonella bacilliformis are known to cause infection in domestic and farm animals in Australia. We are also seeing Bartonella in humans who also carry Borrelia infections and it is regarded as an emerging infectious disease. One of the world's Bartonella experts Professor Ed Breitschwerd suggests there are approximately 20 species of Bartonella associated with animal or human bacteremic infections.