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Rats as potential reservoirs for neglected zoonotic Bartonella species in Flanders, Belgium

BACKGROUND: Bartonella spp. are vector-borne pathogens transmitted to humans via blood-sucking arthropods. Rodents such as the black rat (Rattus rattus) and Norway rat (R. norvegicus) are thought to be the main reservoirs. An infection with rodent-associated Bartonella spp. may cause severe symptoms...

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Autores principales: Krügel, Maria, Pfeffer, Martin, Król, Nina, Imholt, Christian, Baert, Kristof, Ulrich, Rainer G., Obiegala, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7206682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32381113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04098-y