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Borrelia recurrentis in Head Lice, Ethiopia
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 5, Pp 796-798 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013.
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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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.36d53915fca84483b56ad99b9de1a63a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.121480