TY - JOUR AU - Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro AU - Márquez, Andrea AU - Bravo-Estupiñan, Diana AU - Calixto, Omar-Javier AU - López-Castillo, Christian AU - Botero-García, Carlos AU - Hidalgo, Marylin AU - Cuervo, Claudia T1 - Bartonella quintana and Typhus Group Rickettsiae Exposure among Homeless Persons, Bogotá, Colombia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 11 SP - 1876 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Bartonella quintana KW - Rickettsia KW - homeless persons KW - Colombia KW - lice KW - vector-borne infections KW - Brazil KW - arthropods KW - bacteria KW - typhus group rickettsiae DO - 10.3201/eid2311.170341 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-0341_article ER - End of Reference