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The taxonomy of Brazilian insects vectors of transmissible diseases (1900-2000) - then and now
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000 A brief historical overview is given of the most relevant taxonomic studies of insect groups vectors of transmissible diseases in Brazil, from the "heroic" times of the foundation of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz in Rio de Janeiro up to the present.
Nelson Papavero +1 more
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2012 White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by the genus Trichosporon. It is characterized by nodules on the hair shaft. Pediculosis capitis is caused by Pediculus humanus var. capitis of the suborder Anoplura.
Silvio Alencar Marques +2 more
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Description de Prolinognathus marouaensis n. sp. du groupe foleyi, parasite de l'Hyracoïde Procavia capensis et redescription de P. faini Benoit, 1961 (Anoplura, Linognathidae) [PDF]
, 1995 Une nouvelle espèce de #Prolignathus$, parasitant des Hyracoïdes du genre #Procavia$, est décrite du Cameroun. Son appartenance au groupe #foleyi$ a conduit à effectuer une redescription d'un autre membre du groupe : #P. faini$ Benoit, 1961.
Pajot, François-Xavier
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Parasite, 2000 The same species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera-Anoplura) from the Chilean abrocomid rodent Abrocoma bennetti Waterhouse, 1837 was recently described as Eulinognathus chilensis Gomez, 1998 and as Abrocomaphthirus hoplai Durden & Webb, 1999.
Durden L.A., Gomez M.S
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Ectoparasites of Isle Royale, Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Isle Royale National Park is a rocky archipelago of approximately 200 islands and islets in northwestern Lake Superior. Politically it belongs to the State of Michigan situated 50 miles to the southeast.
Johnson, Wendel J., Wilson, Nixon
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Co-extinct and critically co-endangered species of parasitic lice, and conservation-induced extinction: should lice be reintroduced to their hosts? [PDF]
, 2014 The co - extinction of parasitic taxa and their host species isconsideredacommon phenomenon inthecurrent global extinction crisis. However, information about the conservation status of parasitic taxa is scarce.
Rózsa, Lajos, Vas, Zoltán
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 Sucking lice live in intimate association with their hosts and often display a high degree of host specificity. The present study investigated sucking lice of the genus Lemurpediculus from six mouse lemur (Microcebus) and two dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus ...
Andrea Springer +11 more
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Purification and characterization of a novel defensin from the salivary glands of the black fly, Simulium bannaense [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are haematophagous insects that can cause allergic reactions and act as vectors of pathogens. Although their saliva has been thought to contain a diverse array of physiologically active molecules, little ...
Cuiping Feng +11 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2002 The ultrastructure of Proechinophthirus zumpti Werneck, 1955, mainly the external chorionic features of the egg, is described through electronic microscopy techniques.
Dolores del Carmen Castro +2 more
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Case report: a new method for treatment of permethrin – resistant head lice
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 5, Issue 5, Page 601-604, May 2017., 2017 Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestation is an important disease worldwide, especially in children under 11 years old. Permethrin is the most common insecticide for treatment of human pediculosis, but nowadays resistance to permethrin and other pyrethroids has caused many treatment failures. The second treatment of choice is malathion.
Farhad Jahangiri
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