Publications by authors named "Zahra Tahmasebi Ashtiani"
Bartonella is a vector-borne zoonotic pathogen, which could also be transmitted directly and cause a variety of clinical illnesses. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Bartonella in countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO-EMR) region. We searched using the keywords Bartonella and the name of each country in the WHO-EMR in databases such as PubMed, ISI (Web of Science), Scopus, and Google Scholar, with a publication date range of 1990-2022 and limited to English articles.
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- Bartonellosis is a disease primarily affecting immunocompromised individuals, but there is a lack of comprehensive data regarding its geographical distribution and associated species in the WHO-EMRO region.
- The study identified 18 different species of Bartonella reported in this region, including notable ones like Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana, which are the only species linked to human infections.
- Despite the significance of Bartonella infections, they have been largely overlooked by healthcare professionals and systems in the WHO-EMRO countries.