Bartonella spp. in Feral Pigs, Southeastern United States

Bartonella spp. in Feral Pigs, Southeastern United States

In conjunction with efforts to assess pathogen exposure in feral pigs from the southeastern United States, we amplified Bartonella henselae, B. koehlerae, and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii from blood samples. Feral pigs may represent a zoonotic risk for hunters or butchers and pose a potential threa...

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Main Authors: Adam W. Beard, Ricardo G. Maggi, Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf, Natalie A. Cherry, Mark R. Sandfoss, Christopher S. DePerno, Edward B. Breitschwerdt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
swine
pigs
Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii
Bartonella henselae
Bartonella koehlerae
bacteremia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/5/10-0141_article

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