title: Borrelia recurrentis in head lice, Ethiopia.
abstract: Since the 1800s, the only known vector of Borrelia recurrentis has been the body louse. In 2011, we found B. recurrentis DNA in 23% of head lice from patients with louse-borne relapsing fever in Ethiopia. Whether head lice can transmit these bacteria from one person to another remains to be determined.
authors: Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
authors: Amina
authors: A
authors: Boutellis
authors: Oleg
authors: O
authors: Mediannikov
authors: Kassahun Desalegn
authors: KD
authors: Bilcha
authors: Jemal
authors: J
authors: Ali
authors: Dayana
authors: D
authors: Campelo
authors: Stephen C
authors: SC
authors: Barker
authors: Didier
authors: D
authors: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018413:Bartonella quintana / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001898:Borrelia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D010374:Pediculus / Q000382:microbiology*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D014205:Trench Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial
keywords: Bartonella quintana; Borrelia recurrentis; Ethiopia; Rickettsia; bacteria; body lice; head lice; relapsing fever; trench fever
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