Table 2 Pathogens associated with Pediculus humanus and Pthirus pubis lice
| Â | Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) | Body lice (Pediculus humanus humanus) | Pubic lice (Pthirus pubis) |
|---|---|---|---|
DNA detection | Borrelia recurrentis Bartonella quintana Borrelia spp. Rickettsia prowazekii Acinetobacter spp. Yersinia pestis Serratia marcescens Coxiella burnetii Rickettsia aeschlimannii Anaplasma sp. Ehrlichia spp. Moraxellaceae Staphylococcus spp. Streptobacillus moniliformis Haemophilus influenzae Bordetella pertussis | Rickettsia prowazekii Borrelia recurrentis Bartonella quintana Yersinia pestis Acinetobacter spp. Serratia marcescens Coxiella burnetii Rickettsia spp. Anaplasma phagocytophilum Ehrlichia muris | Acinetobacter johnsonii Acinetobacter spp. Rickettsia prowazekii, Bartonella quintana |
| Â | Acinetobacter baumannii | Â | Â |
| Â | Bartonella quintana | Â | Â |
Experimental model | Bartonella quintana Rickettsia prowazekii | Yersinia pestis Rickettsia rickettsia Rickettsia conorii Rickettsia typhi Rickettsia akari Acinetobacter lwoffii Acinetobacter baumannii | No reported cases |
Disease transmission | No reported cases | Trench fever Louse-borne relapsing fever Epidemic typhus | No reported cases |