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ArticleActa parasitologica2021

Molecular Detection of Bartonella spp. in Rodents in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine.

Tomasz Szewczyk, Joanna Werszko, Kateryna Slivinska, Zdzisław Laskowski, Grzegorz Karbowiak

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Article in Acta parasitologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Blood parasites and bacteria of Muroidea rodents of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2026
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  3. Estimated prevalence and genetic diversity ofOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025
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  6. Molecular detection ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2023
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  8. Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2022
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  9. Biomolecular Investigation ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tomasz SzewczykW. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland. t.szewczyk@twarda.pan.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7424-1283
Joanna WerszkoW. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9611-8470
Kateryna SlivinskaI. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15, Kiev, 01030, Ukraine.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4849-8958
Zdzisław LaskowskiW. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8542-6307
Grzegorz KarbowiakW. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1417-7360
Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology · PLNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine · UA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBacteria of the genus Bartonella are obligate parasites of vertebrates. Their distribution range covers almost the entire world, from the Americas to Europe and Asia. Many Bartonella species use rodents as reservoirs, and while much is known about Bartonella infection of rodents in central Europe, its extent is poorly understood in Eastern Europe.

methodsThe present study examines five rodent species (Apodemus flavicollis, Myodes glareolus, Microtus arvalis, Apodemus agrarius, Apodemus sylvaticus) in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine. Total of 36 small mammals were captured in September 2017.

resultsThe overall prevalence of Bartonella spp. was 38.9% (14/36) in rodents. Obtained four sequences from Apodemus flavicollis, were identical to Bartonella grahamii and B. taylorii.

conclusionThis is the first report to confirm the presence of Bartonella spp. in rodents in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine by molecular methods. The sequences show similarity to Bartonella strains occurring in Europe.

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BartonellaChernobyl Nuclear AccidentAnimalsRodentiaUkraineBartonella spp.Chernobyl Exclusion ZoneRodentsUkraine

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