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Table 1 Single and co-infestations of people with lice of different lice clades

From: Molecular identification of head lice collected in Franceville (Gabon) and their associated bacteria

Clade

No. of people infested (%) (N = 86)

No. of lice (%) (N = 691)

Bacteria detected by clade (frequency)

Single infestation

81 (94.2)

–

 

 Clade A

73 (84.9)

515 (74.6)

A. baumannii (n = 9), A. nosocomialis (n = 2), A. pittii, Borrelia spp. (n = 3)

 Clade C

8 (9.3)

175 (25.3)

A. baumannii (n = 4)

 Clade E

0

1 (0.1

 

Co-infestation

5 (5.8)

–

 

 Clade A + C

4 (4.6)

–

 

 Clade A + E

0

–

 

 Clade C + E

0

–

 

 Clade A + C + E

1 (1.2)

–

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