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The genus Bartonella comprises more than 20 species and subspecies, many of which are agents of zoonoses. Bartonella spp. are usually vector borne, with the vector and reservoir host varying depending on the Bartonella species involved. However, the vector has not been definitively identified for many recently described Bartonella species, nor has the mammalian reservoir (1). One such new species is “Bartonella rochalimae,” which was isolated from a human after her visit to Peru (10). It is believed that this human was an accidental host for “B. rochalimae,” with the reservoir host not yet identified. Domestic dogs, like humans, appear to be accidental hosts of several |
