Borrelia recurrentis in head lice, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Boutellis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3647509 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature