Altitude-dependent Bartonella quintana Genotype C in Head Lice, Ethiopia

作者：Angelakis Emmanouil; Diatta Georges; Abdissa Alemseged; Jean Francois Trape; Mediannikov Oleg; Richet Herve; Raoult Didier^*

来源：Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011, 17(12): 2357-2359.

DOI：10.3201/eid1712.110453

To determine the presence of Bartonella quintana in head and body lice from persons in different locations in Ethiopia, we used molecular methods. B. quintana was found in 19 (7%) genotype C head lice and in 76 (18%) genotype A body lice. B. quintana in head lice was positively linked to altitude (p = 0.014).

• 出版日期2011-12