title: Bartonella spp. in rats and zoonoses, Los Angeles, California, USA.
abstract: Bartonella spp. were detected in rats (Rattus norvegicus) trapped in downtown Los Angeles, California, USA. Of 200 rats tested, putative human pathogens, B. rochalimae and B. tribocorum were found in 37 (18.5%) and 115 (57.5%) rats, respectively. These bacteria among rodents in a densely populated urban area are a public health concern.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA.
authors.forename: Vijay A K B
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Gundi
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Billeter
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rood
authors.forename: Michael Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kosoy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001473:Bartonella / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D058889:Molecular Typing; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014504:Urban Health; D014505:Urban Population; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins