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

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Dec 2011
By Angelakis, Emmanouil ; Diatta, Georges ; Abdissa, Alemseged ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Angelakis, Emmanouil ; Diatta, Georges ; Abdissa, Alemseged ; Trape, Jean-François ; Mediannikov, Oleg ; Richet, Hervé ; Raoult, Didier
Description:

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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Altitude Animals Communicable Diseases, Emerging Dispatch Female Genotype Humans Insect Vectors Lice Infestations Male Pediculus Phylogeny Trench Fever
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(12):2357-2359.
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Journal Article
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Ethiopia
Location:

Africa
Volume:

17
Issue:

12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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