Volume 16, Number 12—December 2010
Research
Bartonella spp. in Bats, Kenya
Michael Y. Kosoy
, Ying Bai, Tarah Lynch, Ivan V. Kuzmin, Michael Niezgoda, Richard Franka, Bernard Agwanda, Robert F. Breiman, and Charles E. Rupprecht
, Ying Bai, Tarah Lynch, Ivan V. Kuzmin, Michael Niezgoda, Richard Franka, Bernard Agwanda, Robert F. Breiman, and Charles E. Rupprecht
Table
Prevalence of culture-positive test results for Bartonella spp. among bat species, Kenya*
| Bat species | No. tested | No. (%) positive | Relative risk | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miniopterus spp. | 87 | 49 (56) | 2.41 | <0.0001 |
| Eidolon helvum | 88 | 23 (26) | NS | |
| Rousettus aegyptiacus | 105 | 22 (21) | 0.6 | <0.01 |
| Coleura afra | 9 | 4 (44) | NS | |
| Triaenops persicus | 8 | 7 (88) | 2.85 | <0.001 |
| Hipposideros commersoni | 4 | 1 (25) | NS | |
| Epomophorus spp. | 23 | 0 | Not defined† | <0.01 |
| Rhinolophus spp. | 6 | 0 | Not defined† | |
| Chaerephon sp. | 1 | 0 | Not defined† |
*Relative risk was calculated by comparing proportions positive for each bat species compared with that for all other bats. NS, not statistically significant.
†Relative risk is <1 but is not defined because of 0 in 1 of the cells.
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