Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov;23(11):1876-1879. doi: 10.3201/eid2311.170341.
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.
2015 年,我们调查了哥伦比亚波哥大无家可归者体虱中的巴尔通体 quintana 和斑疹伤寒组立克次体。我们发现 19%的无家可归者感染了巴尔通体 quintana,该微生物的血清阳性率为 19%,56%的无家可归者感染了斑疹伤寒组立克次体。公共卫生专业人员应开始采取先发制人的措施和积极的病媒控制。