Tropheryma whipplei Intestinal Colonization in Migrant Children, Greece

Abstract

We obtained fecal samples from migrant children <12 years of age throughout hotspots in Greece and tested them for Tropheryma whipplei by using a quantitative PCR assay. We identified 6 genotypes of T. whipplei, 4 of which are newly described. Our findings suggest a high prevalence of T. whipplei in these regions.

Keywords

• Tropheryma whipplei
• Greece
• migrants
• children
• bacteria
• enteric infections