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Exposure to Bat-Associated Bartonella spp. among Humans and Other Animals, Ghana.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Mannerings, Alexandra O 
Osikowicz, Lynn M 
Nyarko, Edward 
Suu-Ire, Richard 

Abstract

This study reports < 1% prevalence of antibodies to common Bartonella species in healthy people in contact with bats in Ghana, and no exposure to a novel bat-borne Bartonella strain. One human sample tested positive on PCR for B. clarridgeiae DNA. Among 70 domestic animals that lived underneath E. helvum roosting areas, one cat was positive for B. henselae DNA.

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Keywords

Bartonella spp., Ghana, bacteria, disease spillover, fruit bats, zoonoses, Animals, Bartonella, Bartonella Infections, Chiroptera, Ghana, Humans, Prevalence, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Zoonoses

Journal Title

Emerg Infect Dis

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1080-6040
1080-6059

Volume Title

22

Publisher

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Sponsorship
The Royal Society (uf120164)
Wellcome Trust (100891/Z/13/Z)