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In this study, we explored the prevalence and distribution of <jats:italic>Bartonella<\/jats:italic> spp. in rodents in urban, developing, and rural environments surrounding a growing city in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. We found that although <jats:italic>Bartonella<\/jats:italic> spp. infection was pervasive in most rodent species sampled, prevalence was highest in urban areas and infection was most commonly detected in the predominant indigenous rodent species sampled (<jats:italic>Sundamys muelleri<\/jats:italic>). Within the urban environment, parks and remnant green patches were significantly associated with the presence of both <jats:italic>S. muelleri<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Bartonella<\/jats:italic> spp., indicating higher localized risk of infection for people using these environments for farming, foraging, or recreation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.18-0616","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,11]],"date-time":"2018-12-11T07:00:59Z","timestamp":1544511659000},"page":"506-509","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["High Prevalence of Rodent-Borne Bartonella spp. in Urbanizing Environments in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"100","author":[{"given":"Kim R.","family":"Blasdell","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Geelong, 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