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SUBMITTER: Gundi VA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3309692 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gundi Vijay A K B VA Billeter Sarah A SA Rood Michael P MP Kosoy Michael Y MY
Emerging infectious diseases 20120401 4
Bartonella spp. were detected in rats (Rattus norvegicus) trapped in downtown Los Angeles, California, USA. Of 200 rats tested, putative human pathogens, B. rochalimae and B. tribocorum were found in 37 (18.5%) and 115 (57.5%) rats, respectively. These bacteria among rodents in a densely populated urban area are a public health concern. ...[more]