Altitude-dependent Bartonella quintana Genotype C in Head Lice, Ethiopia

Angelakis, Emmanouil; Diatta, Georges; Abdissa, Alemseged; Trape, Jean-François; Mediannikov, Oleg; Richet, Hervé; Raoult, Didier

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Altitude-dependent Bartonella quintana Genotype C in Head Lice, Ethiopia

Published Date:

Dec 2011

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(12):2357-2359.

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English

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Angelakis, Emmanouil ; Diatta, Georges ; Abdissa, Alemseged ; Trape, Jean-François ; Mediannikov, Oleg ; ... More ▼

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To determine the presence of Bartonella quintana in head and body lice from persons in different locations in Ethiopia, we used molecular methods. B. quintana was found in 19 (7%) genotype C head lice and in 76 (18%) genotype A body lice. B. quintana in head lice was positively linked to altitude (p = 0.014).

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Ethiopia

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