Head Lice of Pygmies Reveal the Presence of Relapsing Fever Borreliae in the Republic of Congo.
BACKGROUND:Head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, occur in four divergent mitochondrial clades (A, B, C and D), each having particular geographical distributions. Recent studies suggest that head lice, as is the case of body lice, can act as a vector for louse-borne diseases. Therefore, understanding...
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Main Authors: | Nadia Amanzougaghene (Author), Jean Akiana (Author), Géor Mongo Ndombe (Author), Bernard Davoust (Author), Nardiouf Sjelin Nsana (Author), Henri-Joseph Parra (Author), Florence Fenollar (Author), Didier Raoult (Author), Oleg Mediannikov (Author) |
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2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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