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^*

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The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine

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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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