TY - JOUR
T1 - Body louse pathogen surveillance among persons experiencing homelessness, Canada, 2020-2021
AU - Boodman, C
AU - Lindsay, LR
AU - Dibernardo, A
AU - Kisil, K
AU - Coatsworth, H
AU - Huynh, C
AU - Heendeniya, A
AU - Schellenberg, J
AU - Keynan, Y
N1 - FTX; DOAJ; (CC BY)
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - We analyzed body lice collected from persons experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, during 2020–2021 to confirm vector species and ecotype and to identify louseborne pathogens. Of 556 lice analyzed from 7 persons, 17 louse pools (218 lice) from 1 person were positive for the louseborne bacterium Bartonella quintana.
AB - We analyzed body lice collected from persons experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, during 2020–2021 to confirm vector species and ecotype and to identify louseborne pathogens. Of 556 lice analyzed from 7 persons, 17 louse pools (218 lice) from 1 person were positive for the louseborne bacterium Bartonella quintana.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid3007.231660
DO - 10.3201/eid3007.231660
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
C2 - 38916637
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 30
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 7
ER -