Human lymphadenopathy caused by ratborne Bartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia

George Kandelaki; Lile Malania; Ying Bai; Neli Chakvetadze; Guram Katsitadze; Paata Imnadze; Christina Nelson; Shimon Harrus; Michael Kosoy

doi:10.3201/eid2203.151823

Human lymphadenopathy caused by ratborne Bartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia

George Kandelaki, Lile Malania, Ying Bai, Neli Chakvetadze, Guram Katsitadze, Paata Imnadze, Christina Nelson, Shimon Harrus, Michael Kosoy

The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Abstract

Lymphadenopathy and fever that developed in a woman in Tbilisi, Georgia, most likely were caused by a ratborne Bartonella strain related B. tribocorum and B. elizabethae. The finding suggests that this Bartonella strain could be spread y infected rats and represents a potential human risk.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	544-546
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.151823
State	Published - Mar 2016

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Human lymphadenopathy caused by ratborne Bartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia

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