High Prevalence of Rodent-Borne Bartonella spp. in Urbanizing Environments in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

• Main Authors: Blasdell, Kim R., Perera, David, Firth, Cadhla
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QL Zoology; R Medicine (General); RB Pathology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22848/1/High%20Prevalence%20of%20Rodent-Borne%20Bartonella%20spp.%20in%20Urbanizing%20Environments%20in%20Sarawak%20%28abstrak%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/22848/; http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0616

Rodents are the most prominent animal host of Bartonella spp., which are associated with an increasing number of human diseases worldwide. Many rodent species thrive in urban environments and live in close contact with people, which can lead to an increased human risk of infection from rodent-borne...