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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Detection of Bartonella quintana in African body and head lice
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 91, No. 2, Year 2014
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Currently, the body louse is the only recognized vector of Bartonella quintana, an organism that causes trench fever. In this work, we investigated the prevalence of this bacterium in human lice in different African countries. We tested 616 head lice and 424 body lice from nine African countries using real-time polymerase chain reaction targeting intergenic spacer region 2 and specific B. quintana genes. Overall, B. quintana DNA was found in 54% and 2% of body and head lice, respectively. Our results also show that there are more body lice positive for B. quintana in poor countries, which was determined by the gross domestic product, than in wealthy areas (228/403 versus 0/21, P < 0.001). A similar finding was obtained for head lice (8/226 versus 2/390, P = 0.007). Our findings suggest that head lice in Africa may be infected by B. quintana when patients live in poor economic conditions and are also exposed to body lice. Copyright © 2014 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sangaré, Abdoul Karim
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
France, Paris
Inserm
Senegal, Dakar
Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement Dakar
Boutellis, Amina
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
France, Paris
Inserm
Senegal, Dakar
Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement Dakar
Drali, Rezak
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
France, Paris
Inserm
Senegal, Dakar
Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement Dakar
Socolovschi, Cristina
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
France, Paris
Inserm
Senegal, Dakar
Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement Dakar
Barker, Stephen C.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Diatta, Georges
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
France, Paris
Inserm
Senegal, Dakar
Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement Dakar
Rogier, Christophe
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Madagascar
Ambohitrakely
Olive, Marie Marie
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Madagascar
Ambohitrakely
Doumbo, Ogobara K.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Mali, Bamako
University of Bamako
Raoult, Didier A.
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
France, Paris
Inserm
Senegal, Dakar
Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement Dakar
Statistics
Citations: 50
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.13-0707
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study