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

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
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
Tran Duc Anh Ly, Youssoupha Touré, Clément Calloix, Sékéné Badiaga, Didier Raoult, Hervé Tissot-Dupont, Philippe Brouqui, Philippe Gautret   +7 more
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Homelessness and Organ Donor–Derived Bartonella quintana Infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Louseborne Bartonella quintana infections in the United States occur almost exclusively among persons experiencing homelessness because of inadequate access to hygiene resources.
Rachel Henderson, Emily Mosites, Jane E. Koehler, Carl Boodman, Grace E. Marx   +4 more
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Acinetobacter baumannii in Human Body Louse

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
While we were isolating Bartonella quintana from body lice, 40 Acinetobacter baumannii strains were also isolated and genotyped. One clone was unique and the other was ampicillin susceptible. A.
Bernard La Scola, Didier Raoult
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Characterizing the microbiome of ectoparasitic louse flies feeding on migratory raptors.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) are obligate ectoparasites that often cause behavioral, pathogenic, and evolutionary effects on their hosts. Interactions between ectoparasites and avian hosts, especially migrating taxa, may influence avian pathogen ...
Rebecca A McCabe, Joseph P Receveur, Jennifer L Houtz, Kayli L Thomas, M Eric Benbow, Jennifer L Pechal, John R Wallace   +6 more
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Zoonotic Ectoparasite Burden in House Rats (Rattus spp.) in Selected Urban and Rural Areas of NCR and CALABARZON

Journal of Parasite Science
Rats and other mammalian species co-inhabiting or living in proximity with humans can serve as potential reservoir hosts and may contribute to the transmission of parasitic infections.
Helenar Chan, Mary Jane Flores, Eligio Santiago Maghirang, Bridget Arellano, Jan Michael Chan   +4 more
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Exploring the potential role of defensins in differential vector competence of body and head lice for Bartonella quintana

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background The body and head lice of humans are conspecific, but only the body louse functions as a vector to transmit bacterial pathogens such as Bartonella quintana. Both louse subspecies have only two antimicrobial peptides, defensin 1 and defensin 2.
Kyungjae Andrew Yoon, Do Eun Lee, Si Hyeock Lee, Ju Hyeon Kim   +3 more
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Tick-, Flea-, and Louse-Borne Diseases of Public Health and Veterinary Significance in Nigeria

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018
Mosquito-borne diseases are common high-impact diseases in tropical and subtropical areas. However, other non-mosquito vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) may share their geographic distribution, seasonality, and clinical manifestations, thereby contributing ...
Oluwaseun Oguntomole, Ugochukwu Nwaeze, Marina E. Eremeeva   +2 more
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Detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae and Coxiella burnetii in long-tailed ground squirrels (Spermophilus undulatus) and their ectoparasites

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Long-tailed ground squirrels (LTGRs, Spermophilus undulatus) are known as reservoirs of multiple arthropod-borne pathogens, such as Yersinia pestis and Bartonella rochalimae.
Xiaoshuang Han, Xiaoshuang Han, Ziheng Liu, Ziheng Liu, Zhixian Jiang, Shanshan Zhao, Shanshan Zhao, Sándor Hornok, Sándor Hornok, Meihua Yang, Gang Liu, Gang Liu, Yuanzhi Wang, Yuanzhi Wang   +13 more
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Phylogenetic relationship between the endosymbiont “Candidatus Riesia pediculicola” and its human louse host

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background The human louse (Pediculus humanus) is a haematophagous ectoparasite that is intimately related to its host. It has been of great public health concern throughout human history.
Alissa Hammoud, Meriem Louni, Dorothée Missé, Sébastien Cortaredona, Florence Fenollar, Oleg Mediannikov   +5 more
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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira, Sílvia Arroz‐Madeira, Cláudio A. Franco, Sara Silva Pereira   +3 more
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