Body Louse Pathogen Surveillance among Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Canada, 2020-2021.

Authors :: Boodman C
Lindsay LR
Dibernardo A
Kisil K
Coatsworth H
Huynh C
Heendeniya A
Schellenberg J
Keynan Y
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2024 Jul; Vol. 30 (7), pp. 1450-1453.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: We analyzed body lice collected from persons experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, during 2020-2021 to confirm vector species and ecotype and to identify louseborne pathogens. Of 556 lice analyzed from 7 persons, 17 louse pools (218 lice) from 1 person were positive for the louseborne bacterium Bartonella quintana.

Subjects :: Humans
Animals
Bartonella quintana genetics
Canada epidemiology
Manitoba epidemiology
Male
Female
Ill-Housed Persons
Pediculus microbiology
Lice Infestations epidemiology
Lice Infestations parasitology

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