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Bartonella

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Bartonella /Bar·to·nel·la/ (bahr?to-nel´ah) a genus of the family Bartonellaceae, including B. bacillifor´mis, the etiologic agent of Carrión's disease, and B. hen´selae, the agent of cat-scratch disease.
Bar·ton·el·la (bärtn-l)
n.
A genus of bacteria found in humans and arthropods that multiply in red blood cells and reproduce by binary fission.
Bartonella
a genus of gram-negative, coccoid or rod-shaped bacteria in the family Bartonellaceae. B. bacilliformis is the cause of Oroya fever or Carrión's disease in humans and occasionally dogs, in South America.
Bartonella henselae
causes cat-scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, and endocarditis in humans.
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His research focuses on zoonotic infections, especially those caused by Bartonella spp.
Wildlife, exotic pets, and emerging zoonoses (1) by Meslin, Francois-Xavier / Emerging Infectious Diseases
An infectious disease workup at an outlying hospital for tuberculosis (TB), mumps, Bartonella (cat scratch fever), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) had been negative.
Childhood primary parotid non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with direct ... by Thompson, Jerome W. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
As a result of the Woodland Hills case and others, researchers are investigating whether Bartonella vinsonii found in about 30 percent of coyotes in California could be transmitted to people.
NEW COYOTE DANGER; ANIMAL DISEASE COULD BE THREAT TO HUMANS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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