Bartonella quintana in Domestic Cat
We recovered Bartonella quintana DNA from dental pulp of a domestic cat. This study, the first to detect B. quintana in a nonhuman mammal, changes our understanding of the epidemiology of this infection and proposes that cats may be an emerging source of human infection.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2005-08-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/8/05-0101_article |