Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae exposure among homeless persons, Bogotá, Colombia

Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez; Andrea C. Márquez; Diana M. Bravo-Estupiñan; Omar Javier Calixto; Christian A. López-Castillo; Carlos A. Botero-García; Marylin Hidalgo; Claudia Cuervo

doi:10.3201/eid2311.170341

Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae exposure among homeless persons, Bogotá, Colombia

Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez
, Andrea C. Márquez
, Diana M. Bravo-Estupiñan
, Omar Javier Calixto
, Christian A. López-Castillo
, Carlos A. Botero-García
, Marylin Hidalgo
, Claudia Cuervo

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Universidad Javeriana
Hasselt University
Asociación Colombiana de Infectología
Hospital Militar Central. Sante Fe

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Abstract

In 2015, we investigated Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae in body lice from homeless persons in Bogotá, Colombia. We found B. quintana-infected body lice and seroprevalence of this microorganism in 19% of homeless persons and typhus group rickettsiae in 56%. Public health professionals should start preemptive measures and active vector control.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1876-1879
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	23
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.170341
State	Published - Nov 2017

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