Both exist (I can't believe your vets never heard of Hemobartonella) and
they are different. Hemo is also know as Feline Infectious Anemia (also
called feline hemotropic mycoplasmosis, infection by Hemobartonella felis,
or infection by Mycoplasma haemophilus).
Bartonella is what causes what is known as Cat Scratch Disease or Cat
Scratch Fever.
A Google search on hemobartonella and another on bartonella will have many
results with lots of info on both. It would appear that Hemobartonella is
much more serious.
Gary
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Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: hemobartonella question, from another list
Belinda, can you explain, clinically and technically, the difference
between
Hemobartonella, and Bartonella? ALL of my local vets have NO knowledge of
Hemobart
existing, and I assumed it was what they call Bartonella, but if you say
it is
different, can you tell me what the difference is, so that I can educate
them, so
THEY can help more cats in the future. Any highly technical papers and
studies you
can find on the subject of HemoBartonella would be extremely helpful!
