Many mammals are established hosts for the vector borne bacterial genus, Bartonella. Small
Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) have only been reported as a possible host
for Bartonella henselae in southern Japan. Confirming Bartonella presence in mongooses
from other regions in the world may support their role as potential reservoirs of this human
pathogen. Specifically, documenting Bartonella in Caribbean mongooses would identify a
potential source of zoonotic risk with mongoose-human contact in the New World. Using …