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Prevalence of zoonotic Bartonella species among rodents and shrews in Thailand.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2014
Pangjai Decha, Maruyama Soichi, Boonmar Sumalee, Kabeya Hidenori, Sato Shingo, Nimsuphan Burin, Petkanchanapong Wimol, Wootta Wattanapong, Wangroongsarb Piyada, Boonyareth Maskiet, Preedakoon Poom, Saisongkorh Watcharee, Sawanpanyalert Pathom
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the prevalence of Bartonella species in 10 rodent and one shrew species in Thailand. From February 2008 to May 2010, a total of 375 small animals were captured in 9 provinces in Thailand. Bartonella strains were isolated from 57 rodents (54 from Rattus species and 3 from Bandicota indica) and one shrew (Suncus murinus) in 7 of the 9 provinces, and identified to the species level. Sequence analysis...
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