Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-infected patients - An epidemiological and clinical study [PDF]
, 2000 Background: No data were available on the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of bacillary angiomatosis (BA) in Germany. Objective:To determine epidemiological and clinical data on HIV-associated BA.
Albrecht, H. +9 more
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Genetic diversity of Bartonella species in small mammals in the Qaidam Basin, western China
Scientific Reports, 2021 Investigation of the prevalence and diversity of Bartonella infections in small mammals in the Qaidam Basin, western China, could provide a scientific basis for the control and prevention of Bartonella infections in humans.
Huaxiang Rao +8 more
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Survey of vector-borne agents in feral cats and first report of Babesia gibsoni in cats on St Kitts, West Indies [PDF]
, 2017 Background: As there is little data on vector-borne diseases of cats in the Caribbean region and even around the world, we tested feral cats from St Kitts by PCR to detect infections with Babesia, Ehrlichia and spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) and
Branford, Gillian Carmichael +8 more
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Hemotropic mycoplasmas in little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus). [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundHemotropic mycoplasmas are epicellular erythrocytic bacteria that can cause infectious anemia in some mammalian species. Worldwide, hemotropic mycoplasmas are emerging or re-emerging zoonotic pathogens potentially causing serious and ...
Breitschwerdt, Edward B +5 more
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Exotic Small Mammals as Potential Reservoirs of Zoonotic Bartonella spp.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 To evaluate the risk for emerging human infections caused by zoonotic Bartonella spp. from exotic small mammals, we investigated the prevalence of Bartonella spp.
Kai Inoue +6 more
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The Trw type IV secretion system of Bartonella mediates host-specific adhesion to erythrocytes [PDF]
, 2010 Bacterial pathogens typically infect only a limited range of hosts; however, the genetic mechanisms governing host-specificity are poorly understood.
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Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Cats can be carriers of infected arthropods and be infected with several vector-borne pathogens (VBP) but there is limited knowledge about their pathogenic role in cats.
Maria Flaminia Persichetti +5 more
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Genetic diversity, infection prevalence, and possible transmission routes of Bartonella spp. in vampire bats [PDF]
, 2018 Bartonella spp. are globally distributed bacteria that cause endocarditis in humans and domestic animals. Recent work has suggested bats as zoonotic reservoirs of some human Bartonella infections; however, the ecological and spatiotemporal patterns of ...
Altizer, Sonia +5 more
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Journal of Infection and Public HealthBartonellosis is a vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in humans, especially in immunocompromised individuals. However, there is no complete data about the geographical distribution of different species of Bartonella, as well as the status of its ...
Zahra Tahmasebi Ashtiani +3 more
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Prevalence, diversity, and host associations of Bartonella strains in bats from Georgia (Caucasus).
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 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
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