Bartonella are blood-borne and vector-transmitted bacteria, some of which are zoonotic. B. bovis and B. chomelii have been reported in cattle. However, no information has yet been provided on Bartonella infection in cattle in Algeria. Therefore, 313 cattle from 45 dairy farms were surveyed in Kabylia, Algeria, in order to identify Bartonella species infecting cattle using serological and molecular tests. In addition, 277 ticks and 33 Hippoboscidae flies were collected. Bartonella bovis and B. chomelii were identified as the two species infecting cattle. Bartonella DNA was also amplified from 6.8 % (n = 19) of ticks and 78.8 % (n = 26) of flies. Prevalence of B. bovis DNA in dairy cattle was associated both with age and altitude. This study is the first one to report of bovine bartonellosis in Algeria, both in dairy cattle and in potential Bartonella vectors, with the detection of B. bovis DNA in tick samples and B. chomelii in fly samples.

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阿尔及利亚奶牛及其外寄生物中的牛巴尔通体和霍乱巴尔通体感染。

巴尔通体是血液传播和载体传播的细菌，其中有些是人畜共患病的。牛中已发现牛双歧杆菌和霍乱双歧杆菌。但是，尚未提供有关阿尔及利亚牛的巴尔通体感染的信息。因此，在阿尔及利亚的卡比利亚，对来自45个奶牛场的313头牛进行了调查，以通过血清学和分子测试确定感染牛的巴尔通体物种。此外，还采集了277个s和33个河马科蝇。牛肝杆菌和霍乱双歧杆菌被确定为两种感染牛的物种。巴尔通体DNA也从6.8％（n = 19）的tick和78.8％（n = 26）的蝇中扩增。奶牛中牛双歧杆菌DNA的流行与年龄和海拔都相关。这项研究是第一个报告阿尔及利亚牛巴尔通体病的研究，