<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Badiaga,S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Brouqui,Philippe</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Human louse-transmitted infectious diseases</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Clinical Microbiology and Infection</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">bartonella quintana</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">body louse</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Borrelia recurrentis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">epidemic typhus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">homelessness</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">lice</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">refugees</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Relapsing Fever</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">rickettsia prowazekii</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">trench fever</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Apr-01-2012</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1198743X14614439</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">332-337</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Several of the infectious diseases associated with human lice are life-threatening, including epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, and trench&lt;br /&gt;
	fever, which are caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, Borrelia recurrentis, and Bartonella quintana, respectively. Although these diseases have been known for several centuries, they remain a major public health concern in populations living in poor-hygiene conditions because of war, social disruption, severe poverty, or gaps in public health management. Poor-hygiene conditions favour a higher prevalence of body lice, which are the main vectors for these diseases. Trench fever has been reported in both developing and developed countries in populations living in poor conditions, such as homeless individuals. In contrast, outbreaks of epidemic typhus and epidemic relapsing fever have occurred in jails and refugee camps in developing countries. However, reports of a significantly high seroprevalence for epidemic typhus and epidemic relapsing fever in the homeless populations of developed countries suggest that these populations remain at high risk for outbreaks of these diseases. Additionally, experimental laboratory studies have demonstrated that the body louse can transmit other emerging or re-emerging pathogens, such as Acinetobacter baumannii and Yersinia pestis. Therefore, a strict survey of louse-borne diseases and the implementation of efficient delousing strategies in these populations should be public health priorities.&lt;/p&gt;
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