Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Authors: | K. E. Marshall, Martinez, H. E., Woodall, T., Guerrero, A., Mechtenberg, J., Herlihy, R., House, J. |
Journal: | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
Volume: | 107 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pagination: | 427-432 |
Date Published: | Aug-17-2022 |
Type of Article: | Open Access |
ISSN: | 0002-9637, 1476-1645 |
Abstract: | Eight people with human body louse-borne Bartonella quintana infections were detected among people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Denver during January–September 2020, prompting a public health investigation and community outreach. Public health officials conducted in-person interviews with PEH to more fully quantify body lice prevalence, transmission risk factors, access to PEH resources, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected resource access. Recent body lice exposure was reported by 35% of 153 interview participants. In total, 75% of participants reported reduced access to PEH services, including essential hygiene activities to prevent body lice, during Colorado’s COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Future pandemic planning should consider hygiene resource allocation for PEH populations to prevent emerging and reemerging infections such as B. quintana. |
URL: | https://www.ajtmh.org/view/journals/tpmd/107/2/article-p427.xml |
DOI: | 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0118 |
Body Lice among People Experiencing Homelessness and Access to Hygiene Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic—Preventing Trench Fever in Denver, Colorado, 2020
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