Plague epidemics and lice, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 505-506

  Piarroux, Renaud ^a   Abedi, Aaron Aruna ^b   Shako, Jean Christophe ^c   Kebela, Benoit ^b   Karhemere, Stomy ^d   Diatta, Georges ^e   Davoust, Bernard ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a   Drancourt, Michel ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Ministry of Health   (Congo)

^c Plague Reference Laboratory   (Congo)

^d National Institute of Biomedical Research   (Congo)

^e Institute of Research for the Development   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; HUMAN; LETTER; LOUSE; PLAGUE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHTHIRAPTERA; PLAGUE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 84874271397     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1903.121542     Document Type: Letter

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