IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
Acta Trop. 2023 Jan;237:106709. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106709. Epub 2022 Oct 2.
Lice are host-specific insects. Human lice include Pediculus humanus (body lice) which are known to be vectors of serious human bacterial infectious diseases including epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, trench fever and plague; Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice) that frequently affect children; and Pthirus pubis, commonly known as crab lice. In Africa, human infections transmitted by lice remained poorly known and therefore, underestimated, perhaps due to the lack of diagnostic tools and professional knowledge. In this paper we review current knowledge of the microorganisms identified in human lice in the continent of Africa, in order to alert health professionals to the importance of recognizing the risk of lice-related diseases.
虱子是宿主特异性昆虫。人体虱包括人虱（体虱），已知其是包括流行性斑疹伤寒、回归热、战壕热和鼠疫在内的严重人类细菌性传染病的媒介；人虱（头虱）常影响儿童；和阴虱，通常称为蟹虱。在非洲，通过虱子传播的人类感染情况仍知之甚少，因此可能被低估了，这也许是因为缺乏诊断工具和专业知识。本文回顾了目前在非洲大陆发现的人体虱携带的微生物的知识，以提醒卫生专业人员认识到与虱子相关的疾病的风险。
