@article{fdi:010086492, title = {{L}ice and lice-borne diseases in humans in {A}frica : a narrative review}, author = {{O}uarti, {B}. and {F}onkou, {D}. {M}. {M}. and {H}ouhamdi, {L}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {P}arola, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}ice are host-specific insects. {H}uman lice include {P}ediculus humanus (body lice) which are known to be vectors of serious human bacterial infectious diseases including epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, trench fever and plague; {P}ediculus humanus capitis (head lice) that frequently affect children; and {P}thirus pubis, commonly known as crab lice. {I}n {A}frica, human infections transmitted by lice remained poorly known and therefore, underestimated, perhaps due to the lack of diagnostic tools and professional knowledge. {I}n this paper we review current knowledge of the microorganisms identified in human lice in the continent of {A}frica, in order to alert health professionals to the importance of recognizing the risk of lice-related diseases.}, keywords = {{L}ice ; {A}frica ; {R}ickettsia ; {B}artonella ; {B}orrelia ; {Y}ersinia ; {AFRIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}cta {T}ropica}, volume = {237}, numero = {}, pages = {106709 [24 ]}, ISSN = {0001-706{X}}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106709}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086492}, }