Faccini-Martínez ÁA, Márquez AC, Bravo-Estupiñan DM, Calixto OJ, López-Castillo CA, Botero-García CA, Hidalgo M, Cuervo C. Bartonella quintana and
Typhus Group Rickettsiae Exposure among Homeless Persons, Bogotá, Colombia.
Emerg Infect Dis 2018;
23:1876-1879. [PMID:
29048284 PMCID:
PMC5652414 DOI:
10.3201/eid2311.170341]
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Abstract
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.
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