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Prevalence and diversity of Bartonella species in commensal rodents and ectoparasites from Nigeria, West Africa.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Kamani Joshua, Morick Danny, Mumcuoglu Kosta Y, Harrus Shimon
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bartonellae are fastidious bacteria causing persistent bacteremia in humans and a wide variety of animals. In recent years there is an increasing interest in mammalian bartonelloses in general and in rodent bartonelloses in particular. To date, no studies investigating the presence of Bartonella spp. in rodents and ectoparasites from Nigeria were carried out. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The aim of...
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