Detection of bacterial pathogens in clade E head lice collected from Niger’s refugees in Algeria

Detection of bacterial pathogens in clade E head lice collected from Niger’s refugees in Algeria

Abstract Background Head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, are obligate blood-sucking parasites. Phylogenetically, they occur in five divergent mitochondrial clades (A, D, B, C and E), each having a particular geographical distribution. Recent studies have revealed that head lice, as is the case of b...

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Main Authors: Meriem Louni, Nadia Amanzougaghene, Nassima Mana, Florence Fenollar, Didier Raoult, Idir Bitam, Oleg Mediannikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Pediculus humanus capitis
Head lice
Niger’s refugees
Scholchildren
Migrant population
Non-migrant population
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2930-5

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