TY - JOUR
T1 - Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae exposure among homeless persons, Bogotá, Colombia
AU - Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A.
AU - Márquez, Andrea C.
AU - Bravo-Estupiñan, Diana M.
AU - Calixto, Omar Javier
AU - López-Castillo, Christian A.
AU - Botero-García, Carlos A.
AU - Hidalgo, Marylin
AU - Cuervo, Claudia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85032020273&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3201/eid2311.170341
DO - 10.3201/eid2311.170341
M3 - Article
C2 - 29048284
AN - SCOPUS:85032020273
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 23
SP - 1876
EP - 1879
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 11
ER -
