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Nevertheless, little is known about prevalence and distribution of arthropod\u2010borne pathogens in rats from Europe. Therefore, this survey focused on the detection of arthropod\u2010borne pathogens. Spleen\u2010derived DNA samples were available from 528 Norway rats and 74 black rats collected in several European countries. Further, these samples were processed by polymerase chain reaction for the detection of zoonotic pathogens such as <jats:italic>Anaplasma phagocytophilum<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Candidatus<\/jats:italic> Neoehrlichia mikurensis (CNM), <jats:italic>Babesia<\/jats:italic> spp. and <jats:italic>Bartonella<\/jats:italic> spp. eventually followed by sequencing.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>Babesia<\/jats:italic> spp. was not detected. Four Norway rat samples were positive for <jats:italic>A. phagocytophilum<\/jats:italic> DNA and two for CNM. In 50 rat samples, <jats:italic>Bartonella<\/jats:italic> spp. DNA was detected (8.1%; 95% Confidence interval (CI) 6.2\u201310.61). Whereas <jats:italic>B. tribocorum<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u200945) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"><jats:italic>B. grahamii<\/jats:italic><\/jats:styled-content> (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a01) were carried exclusively in Norway rats from Central Europe (Belgium, Germany), <jats:italic>B. coopersplainsensis<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a04) was detected only in black rats from southern European countries (Spain, Italy).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pathogenic <jats:italic>Bartonella<\/jats:italic> spp. DNA was found in black and Norway rats from Germany, Italy, Spain and Belgium for the first time. Bartonellae were found focally in zoos suggesting Norway rats as a possible reservoir for <jats:italic>B. tribocorum<\/jats:italic> and black rats as a reservoir for <jats:italic>B. coopersplainsensis<\/jats:italic> in Europe. These findings should raise awareness of pathogenic <jats:italic>Bartonella<\/jats:italic> spp. in Norway rats, especially in terms of pest management control in zoos. 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