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Emerg Infect Dis
; 23(11): 1876-1879, 2017 11.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29048284
RESUMO
In 2015, we investigated Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae in body lice from homeless persons in Bogotá, Colombia. We found B. quintana-infected body lice and seroprevalence of this microorganism in 19% of homeless persons and typhus group rickettsiae in 56%. Public health professionals should start preemptive measures and active vector control.