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First report on Bartonella henselae in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius).
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Selmi Rachid, Ben Said Mourad, Ben Yahia Houcine, Abdelaali Hedi, Boulouis Henri-Jean, Messadi Lilia
Abstract excerpt
Bartonellosis is one of the clinically underdiagnosed emerging bacterial diseases among domestic livestock, particularly in camels. Until now, the natural infection of camels with Bartonella species was not investigated in Tunisia. In the attempt of filling this gap in knowledge, a total of 412 dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) as well as 300 associated ticks (Hyalomma dromedarii (160; 53.4%), H. impeltatum...
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