Body lice and bed bug co-infestation in an emergency department patient, Ohio, USA

Body lice and bed bug co-infestation in an emergency department patient, Ohio, USA

Body lice and bed bugs are hematophagous insects that parasitize humans. Body lice are established vectors of several bacterial pathogens (e.g. Bartonella quintana, Borrelia recurrentis). Bed bugs are biologically competent vectors of some of the same agents, but their vectorial capacity for these i...

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Main Authors: Jose E. Pietri, Justin A. Yax, Diing D.M. Agany, Etienne Z. Gnimpieba, Johnathan M. Sheele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300044

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