Bartonella quintana Infections in Captive Monkeys, China
Bartonella quintana has been considered to be specifically adapted to humans. Our isolation of the organism from 2 of 36 captive rhesus macaques in China and finding antibodies against B. quintana in 12 of 33 indicates that the reservoir hosts of B. quintana may include primates other than humans.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/9/11-0133_article |