Bartonella rochalimae in raccoons, coyotes, and red foxes

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Dec;15(12):1984-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1512.081692.

Abstract

To determine additional reservoirs for Bartonella rochalimae, we examined samples from several wildlife species. We isolated B. rochalimae from 1 red fox near Paris, France, and from 11 raccoons and 2 coyotes from California, USA. Co-infection with B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii was documented in 1 of the coyotes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bartonella / genetics
  • Bartonella / isolation & purification*
  • Coyotes / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Foxes / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Raccoons / microbiology*