Boutellis A. auteur aut IRD Veracx A. auteur aut IRD Angelakis E. auteur aut IRD Diatta G. auteur aut IRD Mediannikov Oleg auteur aut IRD Trape Jean-François auteur aut IRD Raoult D. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Head and body lice are strict, obligate human ectoparasites with three mitochondrial clades (A, B, and C). Body lice have been implicated as vectors of human diseases, and as the principal vectors of epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, and Bartonella quintata-associated diseases (trench fever, bacillary angiomatosis, endocarditis, chronic bacteremia, and chronic lymphadenopathy). Using molecular methods (real-time and traditional PCR), we assessed the presence of Bartonella quintana DNA in black head lice collected from three locations in Senegal. DNA from B. quintana was identified in 19 lice (6.93%) collected from 7 patients (7%) in Dakar. B. quintana-positive lice collected from three subjects were identified as clades C and A. specialized Bartonella quintana Head louse Pediculus humanus capitis Senegal Trench fever SENEGAL 052 12 7 564-567 2012 1530-3667 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057060 10.1089/vbz.2011.0845 1530-3667 [F B010057060] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057060 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2012/08/010057060.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2012-09-03 2025-05-22 fdi:010057060 fre