Changing Demographics and Prevalence of Body Lice among Homeless Persons, Marseille, France

Tran Duc Anh Ly (1) , Youssoupha Toure (1) , Clement Calloix (1) , Sekene Badiaga (2, 1) , Didier Raoult (1) , Herve Tissot-Dupont (1) , Philippe Brouqui (3, 1) , Philippe Gautret (1)

1 URMITE - Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes
2 PTPIT - Pathologies transmissibles et pathologies infectieuses tropicales
3 M.I.T - Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales [CHU Hôpital Nord - Marseille]

The prevalence of body lice among 2,288 sheltered homeless persons in the city of Marseille during 2000-2017 was 12.2% and significantly decreased over time. We report a positive association between body lice infestations and older age, duration of stays in France for migrants, frequent consumption of alcohol, and tobacco smoking.

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie; Maladies infectieuses; Maladies émergentes

Tran Duc Anh Ly, Youssoupha Toure, Clement Calloix, Sekene Badiaga, Didier Raoult, et al.. Changing Demographics and Prevalence of Body Lice among Homeless Persons, Marseille, France. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, 23 (11), pp.1894-1897. ⟨10.3201/eid2311.170516⟩. ⟨hal-01730453⟩