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Edward Bealmear Breitschwerdt

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Duke Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710
4445 Oak Manor Lane, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Vector-Borne Pathogens and Immune-Mediated Disease

Book section · December 9, 2025 Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA), and immune-complex glomerulonephritis (ICGN) are common primary (idiopathic; non-associative) immune-mediated diseases in dogs. These diseases als ... Full text Cite

Bartonella

Book section · June 3, 2022 Bartonella species are members of the alpha-2 subgroup of the class Alphaproteobacteria , within the Rhizobiales order. There are now more than 22 species or subspecies described, and DNA sequences from numerous other species or strains have been deposited ... Full text Cite

Spotted Fever Rickettsioses, Flea-Borne Rickettsioses, and Typhus

Book section · January 1, 2022 • First Described: Rickettsia rickettsii was first described in Montana, United States, 19091 (Ricketts). • Cause: Rickettsia rickettsii, a gram-negative, obligately intracellular bacteria. Other Spotted Fever group (SFG) Rickettsia spp., typhus group (TG) ... Full text Cite

Bartonellosis

Book section · January 1, 2022 • Bartonellosis is an emerging, zoonotic, vector-borne infectious disease of cats, dogs, other animals, and humans. • Causes: The most common species reported in cats are Bartonella henselae, Bartonella clarridgeiae, and Bartonella koehlerae, whereas dogs ... Full text Cite

Bartonella Species and Vascular Pathology

Book section · January 1, 2016 In recent years, an increasing number of Bartonella species have been identified as zoonotic pathogens that are transmitted by animal bites or scratches, needle sticks, blood transfusions, or by arthropods. Potentially, because Bartonella spp. can infect e ... Full text Cite

Bartonellosis: A one health perspective

Book section · June 1, 2014 Recently, Bartonella, a genus comprised of fastidious, Gram-negative, intracellular bacteria, has rapidly expanded from approximately 4-5 species in the 1990s to 30-40 named or proposed species that are currently described in the literature. While Bartonel ... Full text Cite

Rocky mountain spotted fever

Book section · January 1, 2013 Full text Cite