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. 1999 Sep-Oct;5(5):711–715. doi: 10.3201/eid0505.990514

Seroepidemiology of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii infection in California coyotes, 1994-1998.

C Chang 1, K Yamamoto 1, B B Chomel 1, R W Kasten 1, D C Simpson 1, C R Smith 1, V L Kramer 1
PMCID: PMC2627713  PMID: 10511529

Abstract

The prevalence of antibodies to Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in coyotes (Canis latrans) in California ranged from 51% in central to 34% in southern and 7% in northern California. Seropositive coyotes were more likely to be from coastal than inland counties (p clustered distribution of Bartonella seropositivity in coyotes suggests that B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii infection is vectorborne. Further investigation is warranted to evaluate which arthropods are vectors and what the mode of transmission is from wildlife to domestic dogs and possibly humans.

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