Detection of Zoonotic Bartonella Pathogens in Rabbit Fleas, Colorado, USA

Detection of Zoonotic Bartonella Pathogens in Rabbit Fleas, Colorado, USA

We detected 3 Bartonella species in wild rabbit fleas from Colorado, USA: B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii (n = 16), B. alsatica (n = 5), and B. rochalimae (n = 1). Our results support the establishment of the zoonotic agent B. alsatica in North America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shingo Sato, R. Jory Brinkerhoff, Erin Hollis, Shunta Funada, Avery B. Shannon, Soichi Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
disease ecology
lagomorpha
Siphonaptera
Bartonella
rabbit fleas
vectorborne disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/4/19-1161_article

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