Results 21 to 30 of about 15,114 (214)
Molecular detection of Bartonella species in wild small mammals in western Yunnan Province, China
BackgroundSmall mammals serve as the main reservoir for Bartonella and as a proxy indicator of the potential risk of Bartonella transmission from nature to humans. They offer a valuable early warning for human infection.
Yun-Yan Luo+8 more
doaj +1 more source
Bartonella rochalimaeand OtherBartonellaspp. in Fleas, Chile
To the Editor: Fleas are involved in the natural cycle of different Bartonella spp. Among the 20 currently recognized Bartonella spp., 13 species or subspecies have been implicated in human disease. Recently, B. rochalimae was identified in a patient who had received numerous insect bites and subsequently had bacteremia, fever, and splenomegaly after ...
Pérez-Martínez, Laura+5 more
openaire +5 more sources
The first reported case of Bartonella endocarditis in Thailand
Bartonella species have been shown to cause acute, undifferentiated fever in Thailand. A study to identify causes of endocarditis that were blood culture-negative using routine methods led to the first reported case in Thailand of Bartonella endocarditis
Orathai Pachirat+9 more
doaj +1 more source
Prevalence, diversity, and host associations of Bartonella strains in bats from Georgia (Caucasus). [PDF]
Bartonella infections were investigated in seven species of bats from four regions of the Republic of Georgia. Of the 236 bats that were captured, 212 (90%) specimens were tested for Bartonella infection.
Lela Urushadze+9 more
doaj +1 more source
(1) Background: Bartonella spp. are zoonotic bacteria with small mammals as main reservoirs. Bartonella spp. prevalence in small mammals from Myanmar and Sri Lanka are yet unknown.
Inga Böge+8 more
doaj +1 more source
SEAL LOUSE (ECHINOPHTHIRIDAE) AS VECTORS FOR INVASIVE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS OF PINNIPEDS
The aim of the presented article is to analyze seal lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura, Echinophthiridae) adaptation to aquatic environment – permanent parasites of pinnipeds, as well as available literature data about seal lice as pathogen vectors of their ...
Mikhail Yu. Shchelkanov+7 more
doaj +1 more source
Published as part of Mhamphi, Ginethon G., Msoffe, Venance T., Lyimo, Charles M., Katakweba, Abdul S., Massawe, Apia W., Komba, Erick V. G. & Mnyone, Ladslaus L., 2024, Detection and characterization of zoonotic Bartonella spp. in rodents and shrews ectoparasites from Kigoma and Morogoro regions, Tanzania, pp. 41-51 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw,
Mhamphi, Ginethon G.+6 more
openaire +2 more sources
Molecular Detection of Bartonella spp. in China and St. Kitts
Bartonella are vector-borne hemotropic bacteria that infect a wide variety of hosts, including people. While there are PCR assays that can identify individual or groups of Bartonella, there is no reliable molecular method to simultaneously detect all ...
Ke Huang+6 more
doaj +1 more source
Experiences in the prevention and control of Carrión´s disease in Peru
Carrion’s disease, the iconic disease in Peruvian medicine has been found in the mountains of Ecuador, Colombia and the Andean valleys of Peru. In the 1990s, the phenomenon of El Niño was associated with significantly increased risk of disease in Ancash,
Ciro Maguiña Vargas, Paul Pachas
doaj +1 more source
The Bartonella genus has grown from a single member in the early 1990s (i.e., Bartonella bacilliformis), to 31 validated species at this writing. Eleven species are considered to be aetiologic agents of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases of humans.
Michael F., Minnick+2 more
openaire +3 more sources