Bartonella spp. in Feral Pigs, Southeastern United States

Abstract

In conjunction with efforts to assess pathogen exposure in feral pigs from the southeastern United States, we amplified Bartonella henselae, B. koehlerae, and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii from blood samples. Feral pigs may represent a zoonotic risk for hunters or butchers and pose a potential threat to domesticated livestock.

Keywords

• swine
• pigs
• Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii
• Bartonella henselae
• Bartonella koehlerae
• bacteremia