Borrelia recurrentis in Head Lice, Ethiopia

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 determin...

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Autores principales: Boutellis, Amina, Mediannikov, Oleg, Bilcha, Kassahun Desalegn, Ali, Jemal, Campelo, Dayana, Barker, Stephen C., Raoult, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23648147
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.121480

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23648147
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.121480

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