Hopping species and borders: detection of Bartonella spp. in avian nest fleas and arctic foxes from Nunavut, Canada.

Kayla J BuhlerRicardo G MaggiJulie GailiusTerry D GallowayNeil B ChiltonRay T AlisauskasGustaf SameliusÉmilie BouchardEmily J Jenkins

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2020)

We confirm that B. henselae, B. vinsonii berkhoffii and B. rochalimae circulate in the Karrak Lake ecosystem and that nest fleas contain B. vinsonii and B. henselae DNA, suggesting that this flea may serve as a potential vector for transmission among Arctic wildlife.

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