A New Clade of African Body and Head Lice Infected by Bartonella quintana and Yersinia pestis-Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 93(5): 990-3, 2015 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
The human body louse is known as a vector for the transmission of three serious diseases-specifically, epidemic typhus, trench fever, and relapsing fever caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, Bartonella quintana, and Borrelia recurrentis, respectively-that have killed millions of people. It is also suspected in the transmission of a fourth pathogen, Yersinia pestis, which is the etiologic agent of plague. To date, human lice belonging to the genus Pediculus have been classified into three mitochondrial clades A, B, and C. Here, we describe a fourth mitochondrial clade, Clade D, comprising head and body lice. Clade D may be a vector of B. quintana and Y. pestis, which is prevalent in a highly plague-endemic area near the Rethy Health District, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Asunto principal:
Infestaciones por Piojos
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Pediculus
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Peste
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Yersinia pestis
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Fiebre de las Trincheras
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Bartonella quintana
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Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
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Am J Trop Med Hyg
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2015
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Article