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Altitude-dependent Bartonella quintana Genotype C in Head Lice, Ethiopia

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 17, Issue 12, Pages 2357-2359

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid1712.110453

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To determine the presence of Bartonella quintana in head and body lice from persons in different locations in Ethiopia, we used molecular methods. B. quintana was found in 19 (7%) genotype C head lice and in 76 (18%) genotype A body lice. B. quintana in head lice was positively linked to altitude (p = 0.014).

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