There was agreement between the Bartonella spp. amplified
from blood and the corresponding flea pools in 67% of the paired
samples. The data support the likelihood of the transmission of
Bartonella spp. from fleas to cats. However, some Bartonella spp. infected
cats were infested by Bartonella-negative fleas or fleas positive
with different Bartonella spp. This may due to the fleas feeding
on different cats in the same vicinity with different infections (Lappin
et al., 2006; Barrs et al., 2010).