Human Lymphadenopathy Caused by Ratborne Bartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia

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

doi:10.3201/eid2203.151823

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Human Lymphadenopathy Caused by Ratborne Bartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia

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By Kandelaki, George ; Malania, Lile ; Bai, Ying ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Kandelaki, George ; Malania, Lile ; Bai, Ying ; Chakvetadze, Neli ; Katsitadze, Guram ; Imnadze, Paata ; Nelson, Christina ; Harrus, Shimon ; Kosoy, Michael
Description:

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 by infected rats and represents a potential human risk.
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Adolescent Animals Bartonella Bartonella Infections Dispatch Female Humans Lymphatic Diseases Rats
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Emerg Infect Dis. 22(3):544-546.
Pubmed ID:

26889959
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PMC4766887
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Journal Article
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Georgia (Republic)
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22
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3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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