Urban Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) are the source of a
number of pathogens responsible for significant human morbidity and mortality in cities …

Background Species of the genus Bartonella are facultative intracellular
alphaproteobacteria with zoonotic potential. Bartonella infections in humans range from mild …

Within the last 15 years, several bacteria of the genus Bartonella were recognized as
zoonotic agents in humans and isolated from various mammalian reservoirs. Based on …

“I have, on many occasions, examined normal blood and normal tissues using methods that
ensure that such organisms are not overlooked, and I have never, in a single instance, found …

Epidemiological studies worldwide have reported a high prevalence and a great diversity of
Bartonella species, both in rodents and their flea parasites. The interaction among …

Infectious diseases remain a remarkable health threat for humans and animals. In the past,
the epidemiology, etiology and pathology of infectious agents affecting humans and animals …

Since the early 1990s, there have been substantial advances in the understanding of the
etiology, reservoir potential, vector transmission, and pathogenesis of bartonellosis in cats …

To study transmission patterns of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in persons with
AIDS, we evaluated P. carinii isolates from patients in five US cities for variation at two …

▪ Abstract The genus Bartonella comprises several important human pathogens that cause a
wide range of clinical manifestations: cat-scratch disease, trench fever, Carrión's disease …

Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) carry several zoonotic pathogens and because rats and
humans live in close proximity in urban environments, there exists potential for transmission …