Bartonella quintana and Typhus Group Rickettsiae Exposure among Homeless Persons, Bogotá, Colombia
- Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez
- Andrea C. Márquez
- Diana M. Bravo-Estupiñan
- Omar-Javier Calixto
- Christian A. López-Castillo
- Carlos A. Botero-García
- Marylin Hidalgo
- Claudia Cuervo
Publication date
November 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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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