Conclusion These findings indicate that fleas associated with cats and rats can carry Bartonella species and may play an important role in this pathogen transmission among animals and humans in China.

• 结论猫栉首蚤和缓慢细蚤能够感染巴尔通体,是该种病原体的潜在传播媒介,间接表明当地家猫和鼠类动物存在巴尔通体感染。