Human Lymphadenopathy Caused by Ratborne Bartonella, Tbilisi, Georgia

Abstract

Lymphadenopathy and fever that developed in a woman in Tbilisi, Georgia, most likely were caused by a ratborne Bartonella strain related B. tribocorum and B. elizabethae. The finding suggests that this Bartonella strain could be spread by infected rats and represents a potential human risk.

Keywords

• Bartonella
• cat scratch disease
• rats
• Tbilisi
• Georgia
• vector-borne infections