Detection of Zoonotic Bartonella Pathogens in Rabbit Fleas, Colorado, USA
DOI
10.3201/eid2604.191161
Abstract
We detected 3 Bartonella species in wild rabbit fleas from Colorado, USA: B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii (n = 16), B. alsatica (n = 5), and B. rochalimae (n = 1). Our results support the establishment of the zoonotic agent B. alsatica in North America.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2020
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2020 CDC. This article first appeared in Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(4), 778-781.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2604.191161.
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Recommended Citation
Sato, S., Brinkerhoff, R., Hollis, E., Funada, S., Shannon, A. B., & Maruyama, S. (2020). "Detection of Zoonotic Bartonella Pathogens in Rabbit Fleas," Colorado, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(4), 778-781. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2604.191161.