Boutellis A., Mediannikov Oleg, Bilcha K. D., Ali J., Campelo D., Barker S. C., Raoult Didier. (2013). Borrelia recurrentis in head lice, Ethiopia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19 (5), p. 796-798. ISSN 1080-6040.
Boutellis A., Mediannikov Oleg, Bilcha K. D., Ali J., Campelo D., Barker S. C., Raoult Didier
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013,
19 (5), p. 796-798 ISSN 1080-6040
Since the 1800s, the only known vector of Borrelia recurrentis has been the body louse. In 2011, we found B. recurrentis DNA in 23% of head lice from patients with louse-borne relapsing fever in Ethiopia. Whether head lice can transmit these bacteria from one person to another remains to be determined.
