“…Previously, bartonellae prevalence of 37.9% (39/103)–48.4% (15/31) was reported among D. rotundus sampled in Guatemala (Bai et al, ; Wray et al, ), 55.6% (10/18) in Peru (Bai et al, ), and 38% (41/2018) in Mexico (Stuckey, Chomel, et al, ). Among 193 D. rotundus sampled in Peru and Belize, a Bartonella prevalence of 67% was reported (Becker, Bergner, et al, ). Due to their hemotropism, blood is the suitable sample source for Bartonella diagnosis from reservoir animals (Gutiérrez, Vayssier‐Taussat, Buffet, & Harrus, ; Kosoy, Regnery, Kosaya, & Childs, ).…”