Persistent Bartonella quintana Infection in Macaques at Primate Research Institute, Japan
Bartonella quintana, the causative agent of trench fever, is a louseborne bacterial pathogen. During 2016−2017, we investigated B. quintana infection in macaques housed at 2 primate research institutes in Japan. We isolated B. quintana from 3 wild-caught Japanese macaques, which had been introduced into 1 institute in...