Body lice of homeless people reveal the presence of several emerging bacterial pathogens in northern Algeria.

• Main Authors: Meriem Louni (Author), Nassima Mana (Author), Idir Bitam (Author), Mustapha Dahmani (Author), Philippe Parola (Author), Florence Fenollar (Author), Didier Raoult (Author), Oleg Mediannikov (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Human lice, Pediculus humanus, are obligate blood-sucking parasites. Body lice, Pediculus h. humanus, occur in two divergent mitochondrial clades (A and D) each exhibiting a particular geographic distribution. Currently, the body louse is recognized as the only vector for louse-borne diseases. In th...