Molecular detection of Rickettsia spp., Borrelia spp., Bartonella spp. and Yersinia pestis in ectoparasites of endemic and domestic animals in southwest Madagascar.

This study presents the detection of a broad spectrum of vector-borne bacteria including potential pathogens, and an unexpected finding of Y. pestis far off the known plague foci in Madagascar. PMID: 31935354 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31935354?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Tropica - January 10, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Julian E, Andreas K, Solofomalala Jacques R, Rakotomalala Yedidya R, Jörg Ulrich G, Dennis T Tags: Acta Trop Source Type: research