Transmission and Maintenance Cycle of Bartonella quintana among Rhesus Macaques, China

Transmission and Maintenance Cycle of Bartonella quintana among Rhesus Macaques, China

We detected Bartonella quintana in 48.6% of captive rhesus macaques from an animal facility in Beijing, China. Prevalence of infection increased over the period of observation. Our findings suggest that macaques may serve as reservoir hosts for B. quintana and that Pedicinus obtusus lice might act a...

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Main Authors: Hao Li, Wei Liu, Guang-Zhou Zhang, Zhao-Zeng Sun, Jie-Ying Bai, Bao-Gui Jiang, Yao-Yun Zhang, Xiao-Guang Zhao, Hong Yang, Guang Tian, Yu-Chuan Li, Lin Zeng, Michael Kosoy, Wu-Chun Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bartonella quintana
rhesus macaques
reservoir host
lice
transmission
China
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/2/12-0816_article

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