Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Authors: | M. Louni, Amanzougaghene, N., MANA, N., Fenollar, F., Raoult, D., BITAM, I., Mediannikov, O. |
Journal: | Parasites & Vectors |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pagination: | 11 pp |
Date Published: | Jun 2018 |
Keywords: | Acinetobacter spp., Algeria, Coxiella burnetii, head lice, Migrant population, Niger’s refugees, Non-migrant population, Scholchildren |
Abstract: | Background: Head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, are obligate blood-sucking parasites. Phylogenetically, they occur in five divergent mitochondrial clades (A, D, B, C and E), each having a particular geographical distribution. Recent studies have revealed that head lice, as is the case of body lice, can act as a vector for louse-borne diseases. Here, we aimed to study the genetic diversity of head lice collected from Niger’s refugees (migrant population) arriving in Algeria, northern Africa, and to look for louse-borne pathogens. Comparative head lice samples collected from indigenous population of schoolchildren (non-immigrant) were also analyzed to frame the study. |
URL: | https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-018-2930-5 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s13071-018-2930-5 |
Short Title: | Parasites Vectors |
Detection of bacterial pathogens in clade E head lice collected from Niger’s refugees in Algeria
Taxonomic name:
File attachments: