Evidence for <i>Bartonella quintana</i> in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals

Evidence for <i>Bartonella quintana</i> in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals

Human lice, <i>Pediculus humanus</i>, can transmit various pathogens, including <i>Bartonella quintana</i>, <i>Borrelia recurrentis</i>, and <i>Rickettsia prowazekii</i>. Xenosurveillance is an epidemiological approach to assessing human infection risk...

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Main Authors: Tafese Beyene Tufa, Gabriele Margos, Volker Fingerle, Christine Hartberger, Sven Poppert, Richard J. Birtles, Peter Kraiczy, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Hagen Frickmann, Torsten Feldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
Ethiopia
xenosurveillance
<i>Pediculus humanus</i>
<i>Bartonella quintana</i>
infection risk
vector
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/11/1299

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