Anaplasma bovis and Bartonella spp. in Libyan Jirds (Meriones libycus) from China
Shiyi Wang1,2,3, Huiqian Wang1,2,3, Nannan Cui1,2,3
1Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 832002, People's Republic of China.
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
|April 25, 2024
Abstract:
Anaplasma bovis (1), Bartonella krasnovii (3), and Bartonella sp. (17) were detected in 80 Libyan jirds (Meriones libycus) from China. These findings extend the known host and geographic ranges of these pathogens, with neither A. bovis nor B. krasnovii previously confirmed in Libyan jirds.


