Nov 21, 2008
Tracking a “Stealth” Pathogen
Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt, professor of internal medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences, has discovered that certain arthropod-borne bacteria may be responsible for some chronic and debilitating neurological illnesses in humans, particularly among people with substantial animal contact or tick exposure. One culprit is Bartonella henselae, a strain of bacterium transmitted to cats by fleas.…