@article{fdi:010079005,
  title = {{M}olecular investigation and genetic diversity of {P}ediculus and {P}thirus lice in {F}rance},
  author = {{A}manzougaghene, {N}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {L}y, {T}. {D}. {A}. and {G}autret, {P}. and {D}avoust, {B}. and {F}enollar, {F}. and {I}zri, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {H}umans are parasitized by three types of lice: body, head and pubic lice. {A}s their common names imply, each type colonizes a specific region of the body. {T}he body louse is the only recognized disease vector. {H}owever, an increasing awareness of head lice as a vector has emerged recently whereas the status of pubic lice as a vector is not known since it has received little attention. {M}ethods {H}ere, we assessed the occurrence of bacterial pathogens in 107 body lice, 33 head lice and 63 pubic lice from {M}arseille and {B}obigny ({F}rance) using molecular methods.{R}esults{R}esults show that all body lice samples belonged to the cytb {C}lade {A} whereas head lice samples belonged to {C}lades {A} and {B}. {DNA} of {B}artonella quintana was detected in 7.5% of body lice samples and, for the first time to our knowledge, in 3.1% of pubic lice samples. {C}oxiella burnetii, which is not usually associated with transmission by louse, was detected in 3.7% of body lice samples and 3% of head lice samples. {T}o the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of {C}. burnetii in {P}ediculus lice infesting humans in {F}rance. {A}cinetobacter {DNA} was detected in 21.5% of body lice samples, 6% of head lice samples and 9.5% of pubic lice samples. {F}ive species were identified with {A}. baumannii being the most prevalent. {C}onclusions {O}ur study is the first to report the presence of {B}. quintana in pubic lice. {T}his is also the first report of the presence of {DNA} of {C}. burnetii in body lice and head lice in {F}rance. {F}urther efforts on the vectorial role of human lice are needed, most importantly the role of pubic lice as a disease vector should be further investigated.},
  keywords = {{P}ediculus lice ; {P}ubic lice ; {B}artonella quintana ; {C}oxiella burnetii ; {A}cinetobacter ; {F}rance ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {[11 p.]},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1186/s13071-020-04036-y},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079005},
}