Bartonella spp. in deer keds, Lipoptena mazamae (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), from Georgia and South Carolina, USA.
Deer keds, Lipoptena mazamae (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), were collected from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and humans in Georgia and South Carolina, USA (1 October 2001-6 January 2005) and screened for the presence of DNA from Bartonella spp. Forty deer keds were screened for Bartonella spp. by polymerase chain reaction using primers specific to the riboflavin synthase gene (ribC) of Bartonella. Bartonella species closely related to Bartonella schoenbuchensis and to the etiologic agent of cat-scratch disease (Bartonella henselae) were detected in 10 keds and one ked, respectively.
Reeves
Will K
WK
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Mailstop G-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. wreeves@alumni.clemson.edu
Nelder
Mark P
MP
Cobb
Kristin D
KD
Dasch
Gregory A
GA
D000818:Animals; D001473:Bartonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D013045:Species Specificity
D004269:DNA, Bacterial