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Molecular Detection of Bartonella Species in Blood-Feeding Bat Flies from Mexico.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 May 2018
Moskaluk Alexandra E, Stuckey Matthew J, Jaffe David A, Kasten Rickie W, Aguilar-Setién Alvaro, Olave-Leyva José Ignacio, Galvez-Romero Guillermo, Obregón-Morales Cirani, Salas-Rojas Mónica, García-Flores María Martha, Aréchiga-Ceballos Nidia, García-Baltazar Anahí, Chomel Bruno B
Abstract excerpt
Bartonellae are emerging blood-borne bacteria that have been recovered from a wide range of mammalian species and arthropod vectors around the world. Bats are now recognized as a potential wildlife reservoir for a diverse number of Bartonella species, including the zoonotic Candidatus B. mayotimonensis. These bat-borne Bartonella species have also been detected in the obligate ectoparasites of bats, such as...
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