Evidence for Bartonella quintana in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals
(2023)
Journal Article
Tufa, T. B., Margos, G., Fingerle, V., Hartberger, C., Poppert, S., Birtles, R. J., …Feldt, T. (in press). Evidence for Bartonella quintana in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals. Pathogens, 12(11), 1299. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12111299
Human lice, Pediculus humanus, can transmit various pathogens, including Bartonella quintana, Borrelia recurrentis, and Rickettsia prowazekii. Xenosurveillance is an epidemiological approach to assessing human infection risks performed by screening v... Read More about Evidence for Bartonella quintana in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals.