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Author: Wardrop, K.J.; Birkenheuer, A.; Blais, M.C.; Callan, M.B.; Kohn, B.; Lappin, M.R.; Sykes, J.
Title: Update on Canine and Feline Blood Donor Screening for Blood-Borne Pathogens
  • Document date: 2016_1_25
  • ID: rb7ex6vw_35
    Snippet: In 1 canine blood donor candidate study, although 18% of screened dogs were positive for a Bartonella spp., only 11% were seropositive. 26 In addition, serological cross-reactivity is variable among Bartonella spp. and assays are not routinely available for all species. Thus, the panel believes that Bartonella spp. serum antibody tests alone should not be used exclusively for assessment of dogs to be used as blood donors......
    Document: In 1 canine blood donor candidate study, although 18% of screened dogs were positive for a Bartonella spp., only 11% were seropositive. 26 In addition, serological cross-reactivity is variable among Bartonella spp. and assays are not routinely available for all species. Thus, the panel believes that Bartonella spp. serum antibody tests alone should not be used exclusively for assessment of dogs to be used as blood donors.

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