Infection of domestic dogs in peru by zoonotic bartonella species: a cross-sectional prevalence study of 219 asymptomatic dogs.

• Main Authors: Pedro Paulo V P Diniz (Author), Bridget A Morton (Author), Maryam Tngrian (Author), Malika Kachani (Author), Eduardo A Barrón (Author), Cesar M Gavidia (Author), Robert H Gilman (Author), Noelia P Angulo (Author), Elliott C Brenner (Author), Richard Lerner (Author), Bruno B Chomel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bartonella species are emerging infectious organisms transmitted by arthropods capable of causing long-lasting infection in mammalian hosts. Among over 30 species described from four continents to date, 15 are known to infect humans, with eight of these capable of infecting dogs as well. B. bacillif...