@article{PAR00014419,
  title = {{H}ost switching of human lice to new world monkeys in {S}outh {A}merica},
  author = {{D}rali, {R}. and {A}bi-{R}ached, {L}. and {B}outellis, {A}. and {D}jossou, {F}. and {B}arker, {S}. {C}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he coevolution between a host and its obligate parasite is exemplified in the sucking lice that infest primates. {I}n the context of close lice-host partnerships and cospeciation, {P}ediculus mjobergi, the louse of {N}ew {W}orld primates, has long been puzzling because its morphology resembles that of human lice. {T}o investigate the possibility that {P}. mjobergi was transmitted to monkeys from the first humans who set foot on the {A}merican continent thousands of years ago, we obtained and compared {P}. mjobergi lice collected from howler monkeys from {A}rgentina to human lice gathered from a remote and isolated village in {A}mazonia that has escaped globalization. {M}orphological examinations were first conducted and verified the similarity between the monkey and human lice. {T}he molecular characterization of several nuclear and mitochondrial genetic markers in the two types of lice revealed that one of the {P}. mjobergi specimens had a unique haplotype that clustered with the haplotypes of {A}mazonian head lice that are prevalent in tropical regions in the {A}mericas, a natural habitat of {N}ew {W}orld monkeys. {B}ecause this phylogenetic group forms a separate branch within the clade of lice from humans that were of {A}merican origin, this finding indicates that human lice have transferred to {N}ew {W}orld monkeys.},
  keywords = {{P}ediculus mjobergi ; {A}mazonian head louse ; {H}ost-switching ; {C}ospeciation ; {ARGENTINE} ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE} ; {BRESIL} ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {39},
  numero = {},
  pages = {225--231},
  ISSN = {1567-1348},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00014419},
}