Human Exposure to Novel Bartonella Species from Contact with Fruit Bats

Human Exposure to Novel Bartonella Species from Contact with Fruit Bats

Twice a year in southwestern Nigeria, during a traditional bat festival, community participants enter designated caves to capture bats, which are then consumed for food or traded. We investigated the presence of Bartonella species in Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) and bat flies (Eucamps...

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Main Authors: Ying Bai, Modupe O.V. Osinubi, Lynn Osikowicz, Clifton McKee, Neil M. Vora, Maria Rosales Rizzo, Sergio Recuenco, Lora Davis, Mike Niezgoda, Ajoke M. Ehimiyein, Grace S.N. Kia, Akin Oyemakinde, Olufunmilayo Sanni Adeniyi, Yemi H. Gbadegesin, Olugbon A. Saliman, Abiodun Ogunniyi, Albert B. Ogunkoya, Michael Y. Kosoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bartonella
bats
bat festival
bat flies
human
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/12/18-1204_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/12/18-1204_article

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