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Body lice of homeless people reveal the presence of several emerging bacterial pathogens in northern Algeria. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 BackgroundHuman lice, Pediculus humanus, are obligate blood-sucking parasites. Body lice, Pediculus h. humanus, occur in two divergent mitochondrial clades (A and D) each exhibiting a particular geographic distribution.
Meriem Louni +7 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019 The presence of Acinetobacter baumannii was demonstrated in body lice, however, little is known about the mechanism of natural lice infection. In 2013 and 2014, cross-sectional one-day studies were therefore performed within two Marseille homeless ...
Tran Duc Anh Ly +26 more
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Complexin in ivermectin resistance in body lice. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2018 Ivermectin has emerged as very promising pediculicide, particularly in cases of resistance to commonly used pediculicides. Recently, however, the first field-evolved ivermectin-resistance in lice was reported.
Nadia Amanzougaghene +9 more
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EDIS, 2007 This document provides an overview of body lice and pubic lice, detailing their biology, transmission, symptoms, and treatment. Body lice, which can transmit diseases like typhus, are less common in the U.S., while pubic lice are a significant nuisance.
C.W. Scherer, P.G. Koehler
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A simplified protocol for in vitro rearing of human body lice [PDF]
Parasite, 2020 Human body lice (Pediculus humanus) are neglected ectoparasites and pathogen vectors. Difficulties in raising and maintaining colonies of body lice in a laboratory setting remain a barrier to fundamental studies of physiology and vector-pathogen ...
Pietri Jose E., Ray Ritesh
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Body lice and bed bug co-infestation in an emergency department patient, Ohio, USA [PDF]
IDCases, 2020 Body lice and bed bugs are hematophagous insects that parasitize humans. Body lice are established vectors of several bacterial pathogens (e.g. Bartonella quintana, Borrelia recurrentis).
Jose E. Pietri +4 more
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Genotyping of human lice suggests multiple emergencies of body lice from local head louse populations. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 BACKGROUND: Genetic analyses of human lice have shown that the current taxonomic classification of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) and body lice (Pediculus humanus humanus) does not reflect their phylogenetic organization.
Wenjun Li +6 more
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Human Pathogens in Body and Head Lice
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002 Using polymerase chain reaction and sequencing, we investigated the prevalence of Rickettsia prowazekii, Bartonella quintana, and Borrelia recurrentis in 841 body lice collected from various countries. We detected R.
Pierre-Edouard Fournier +4 more
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Development of a Technique Using Artificial Membrane for In Vitro Rearing of Body Lice Pediculus humanus humanus [PDF]
InsectsHuman lice are the only hematophagous ectoparasites specific to human hosts. They transmit epidemic typhus, trench fever and relapsing fever, diseases which have already caused millions of deaths worldwide.
Alissa Hammoud +6 more
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Changing Demographics and Prevalence of Body Lice among Homeless Persons, Marseille, France [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 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
Tran Duc Anh Ly +7 more
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