Bartonella quintana and Typhus Group Rickettsiae Exposure among Homeless Persons, Bogotá, Colombia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A. ; Márquez, Andrea C. ; Bravo-Estupiñan, Diana M. ; Calixto, Omar-Javier ; López-Castillo, Christian A. ; Botero-García, Carlos A. ; Hidalgo, Marylin ; Cuervo, Claudia
• Description:
  In 2015, we investigated Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae in body lice from homeless persons in Bogotá, Colombia. We found B. quintana-infected body lice and seroprevalence of this microorganism in 19% of homeless persons and typhus group rickettsiae in 56%. Public health professionals should start preemptive measures and active vector control.
• Subjects:
  Adult Animals Bartonella Quintana Female Humans Ill-Housed Persons Insect Vectors Lice Infestations Male Middle Aged Pediculus Rickettsia Seroepidemiologic Studies Trench Fever

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(11):1876-1879.
• Pubmed ID:
  29048284
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5652414
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colombia
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:90c1374124e7078ee72ecea0d8929adea7e4b9243078e12818e31e0588a34d9a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49576/cdc_49576_DS1.pdf
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