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  • Title: Bartonella quintana, past, present, and future of the scourge of World War I.
    Author: Ruiz J.
    Journal: APMIS; 2018 Nov; 126(11):831-837. PubMed ID: 30357961.
    Abstract:
    During World War I, a mysterious new disease affected soldiers on both sides of battle field. The first reports described a relapsing fever of unknown origin with body lice being suggested as the vector. The outbreak affected >1 000 000 people, mostly soldiers fighting in front-line trenches. Shortly afterward, the illness was known as Trench fever, of which the causal infectious agent is currently classified as Bartonella quintana.
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