Altitude-dependentBartonella quintanaGenotype C in Head Lice, Ethiopia
Open Access
- 1 December 2011
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 17 (12), 2357-2359
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1712.110453
Abstract
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).Keywords
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