Borrelia Lineages Adjacent to Zoonotic Clades in Black Flying Foxes (Pteropus alecto), Australia, 2018–2020

Borrelia Lineages Adjacent to Zoonotic Clades in Black Flying Foxes (Pteropus alecto), Australia, 2018–2020

We explored the role of black flying foxes (Pteropus alecto) in Australia as reservoirs of Borrelia bacteria. We found bats infected with 2 Borrelia haplotypes phylogenetically distinct from Lyme or relapsing fever clades. Efforts to sample black flying foxes and their ectoparasites are needed to e...

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Main Authors: Taylor B. Verrett, Caylee A. Falvo, Evelyn Benson, Devin N. Jones-Slobodian, Daniel E. Crowley, Adrienne S. Dale, Tamika J. Lunn, Manuel Ruiz-Aravena, Agnieszka Rynda-Apple, Clifton D. McKee, Kerry L. Clark, Alexander W. Gofton, Alison J. Peel, Raina K. Plowright, Daniel J. Becker
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
borrelia
Pteropus alecto
bacteria
zoonoses
vector-borne infections
pathogen discovery
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/7/24-1864_article
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