Oroya fever and verruga peruana: bartonelloses unique to South America.

• Main Authors: Michael F Minnick (Author), Burt E Anderson (Author), Amorce Lima (Author), James M Battisti (Author), Phillip G Lawyer (Author), Richard J Birtles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bartonella bacilliformis is the bacterial agent of Carrión's disease and is presumed to be transmitted between humans by phlebotomine sand flies. Carrión's disease is endemic to high-altitude valleys of the South American Andes, and the first reported outbreak (1871) resulted in over 4,0...