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Bartonella bacteria cause several diseases in humans. The most common is cat scratch disease.

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Symptoms
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Transmission
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Human Bartonella infections...
Page last reviewed: December 14, 2015
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) , Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD)