Changing Demographics and Prevalence of Body Lice among Homeless Persons, Marseille, France

The prevalence of body lice among 2,288 sheltered homeless persons in the city of Marseille during 2000–2017 was 12.2% and significantly decreased over time. We report a positive association between body lice infestations and older age, duration of stays in France for migrants, frequent consumption...

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Autores principales: Ly, Tran Duc Anh, Touré, Youssoupha, Calloix, Clément, Badiaga, Sékéné, Raoult, Didier, Tissot-Dupont, Hervé, Brouqui, Philippe, Gautret, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29048280
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.170516
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Sumario:The prevalence of body lice among 2,288 sheltered homeless persons in the city of Marseille during 2000–2017 was 12.2% and significantly decreased over time. We report a positive association between body lice infestations and older age, duration of stays in France for migrants, frequent consumption of alcohol, and tobacco smoking.

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