Human Pathogens in Body and Head Lice
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...
Main Authors: | Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, Jo Guidran, Patrick J. Kelly, Didier Raoult |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0111_article |
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