<i>Borrelia</i> Lineages Adjacent to Zoonotic Clades in Black Flying Foxes (<i>Pteropus alecto</i>), Australia, 2018–2020
We explored the role of black flying foxes (Pteropus alecto) in Australia as reservoirs of Borrelia bacteria. We found bats infected with 2 Borrelia haplotypes phylogenetically distinct from Lyme or relapsing fever clades. Efforts to sample black flying foxes and their ectoparasites are needed to evaluate zoonotic potential of those Borrelia lineages.
Authors
- Raina K. Plowright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3338-6590)
- Daniel Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7230-8432)
- Clifton McKee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6149-0598)
- Agnieszka Rynda‐Apple (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-9971)
- Tamika J. Lunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4439-2045)
- Taylor B. Verrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1812-3621)
- Alexander W. Gofton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5039-6117)
- Daniel Crowley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4262-253X)
- Alison J. Peel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-3550)
- Kerry L. Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3095-0184)
- Adrienne S. Dale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8991-4308)
- Caylee Falvo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1520-137X)
- Manuel Ruiz‐Aravena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8463-7858)
- Evelyn Benson
- Devin N. Jones-Slobodian
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3107.241864
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72