Title
Bartonella spp. in bats, Guatemala
Date Issued
01 July 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Bai Y.
Kosoy M.
Alvarez D.
Moran D.
Turmelle A.
Ellison J.
Garcia D.L.
Estevez A.
Lindblade K.
Rupprecht C.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
To better understand the role of bats as reservoirs of Bartonella spp., we estimated Bartonella spp. Prevalence and genetic diversity in bats in Guatemala during 2009. We found prevalence of 33% and identified 21 genetic variants of 13 phylogroups. Vampire bat-associated Bartonella spp. may cause undiagnosed illnesses in humans.
Start page
1269
End page
1272
Volume
17
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79959884946
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus