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Abstract
Bartonella quintana is a louse-borne gram-negative bacillus that remains a poorly characterized cause of bacteremia, fever, and infective endocarditis. Due to the link with pediculosis, B quintana transmission is tied to poverty, conflict, overcrowding, and inadequate water access to maintain personal hygiene. Although these risk factors may be present globally, we argue that a substantial burden of undocumented B quintana infection occurs in Africa due to the high prevalence of these risk factors. Here, we describe the neglected burden of B quintana infection, endocarditis, and vector positivity in Africa and evaluate whether B quintana meets criteria to be considered a neglected tropical disease according to the World Health Organization.
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1 Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada
2 Diagnostics Access, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
3 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital , Cape Town , South Africa
4 Microbiology Department, Armauer Hansen Research Institute , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
5 French Reference Center for Rickettsioses, Q Fever and Bartonelloses, Institut Hospitalier Universitaire , Marseille , France
6 Department of Infectious Diseases, Kasturba Medical College , Manipal , India
7 Unit of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Clinical Sciences Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine , Antwerp , Belgium