Vampire bats: 2/3s of those tested were found to be Bartonella carriers in study
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#3ZS6Z)
Bartonella are bacteria that cause endocarditis, a potentially life-threatening illness in humans and domestic animals. In Latin America, common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are frequently infected by Bartonella, and their subsistence on blood creates a risk for bacterial transmission from bats to humans and livestock. A study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases by Daniel Becker at Montana State ["]
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