Bartonella species in bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) from western Africa.
Parasitology
; 139(3): 324-9, 2012 Mar.
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Bat flies are obligate ectoparasites of bats and it has been hypothesized that they may be involved in the transmission of Bartonella species between bats. A survey was conducted to identify whether Cyclopodia greefi greefi (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) collected from Ghana and 2 islands in the Gulf of Guinea harbour Bartonella. In total, 137 adult flies removed from Eidolon helvum, the straw-coloured fruit bat, were screened for the presence of Bartonella by culture and PCR analysis. Bartonella DNA was detected in 91 (66·4%) of the specimens examined and 1 strain of a Bartonella sp., initially identified in E. helvum blood from Kenya, was obtained from a bat fly collected in Ghana. This is the first study, to our knowledge, to report the identification and isolation of Bartonella in bat flies from western Africa.
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Assunto principal:
Bartonella
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Infecções por Bartonella
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Quirópteros
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Dípteros
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Parasitology
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos