Human Pathogens in Body and Head Lice

Fournier, Pierre-Edouard; Ndihokubwayo, Jean-Bosco; Guidran, Jo; Kelly, Patrick J.; Raoult, Didier

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Human Pathogens in Body and Head Lice

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Dec 2002
By Fournier, Pierre-Edouard ; Ndihokubwayo, Jean-Bosco ; Guidran, Jo ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Fournier, Pierre-Edouard ; Ndihokubwayo, Jean-Bosco ; Guidran, Jo ; Kelly, Patrick J. ; Raoult, Didier
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Using polymerase chain reaction and sequencing, we investigated the prevalence of Rickettsia prowazekii, Bartonella quintana, and Borrelia recurrentis in 841 body lice collected from various countries. We detected R. prowazekii in body lice from Burundi in 1997 and in lice from Burundi and Rwanda in 2001; B. quintana infections of body lice were widespread. We did not detect B. recurrentis in any lice.
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Animals Bartonella Quintana Body Louse Borrelia Recurrentis Crowding Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Humans Pediculus Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence Refugees Rickettsia Prowazekii Trench Fever Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne
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Emerg Infect Dis. 8(12):1515-1518.
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Journal Article
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8
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12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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