Head lice as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2023 Body lice and head lice are the most common ectoparasites of humans. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) occur worldwide in children and their caretakers, irrespective of their social status.
Hermann Feldmeier
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Distinguishing body lice from head lice by multiplex real-time PCR analysis of the Phum_PHUM540560 gene. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundBody louse or head louse? Once removed from their environment, body and head lice are indistinguishable. Neither the morphological criteria used since the mid-18th century nor the various genetic studies conducted since the advent of molecular ...
Rezak Drali +4 more
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Evidence that head and body lice on homeless persons have the same genotype. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Human head lice and body lice are morphologically and biologically similar but have distinct ecologies. They were shown to have almost the same basic genetic content (one gene is absent in head lice), but differentially express certain genes, presumably ...
Aurélie Veracx +4 more
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Prevalence of permethrin-resistant kdr mutation in head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) from elementary school students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are a major global concern, and there is growing evidence of an increase in head lice prevalence among Saudi schoolchildren.
Isra M. Alsaady +7 more
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Impact factors and genetic characteristics of head lice infestation in schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study from 2018 to 2023 in central China [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestation is a worldwide public health concern, especially in school-aged children. However, its main impact factors and genetic characteristics remain poorly understood in China.
Yi-Tian Fu +6 more
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Head lice in the eyelashes. [PDF]
Pan Afr Med JInfection of the eyelashes with head lice is extremely rare. We report the case of a 10-year-old child who presented with a head lice infection of the eyelashes. A 10-year-old male patient presented to the ophthalmology department complaining of itching of the eyelids, redness, watering, whitish discharge, and a burning sensation for one week.
Belabbes MB, Taouri N.
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Head Lice of Pygmies Reveal the Presence of Relapsing Fever Borreliae in the Republic of Congo.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BackgroundHead lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, occur in four divergent mitochondrial clades (A, B, C and D), each having particular geographical distributions.
Nadia Amanzougaghene +8 more
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Detection of bacterial pathogens including potential new species in human head lice from Mali.
PLoS ONE, 2017 In poor African countries, where no medical and biological facilities are available, the identification of potential emerging pathogens of concern at an early stage is challenging.
Nadia Amanzougaghene +6 more
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Head Lice at School: Traditional Medicine and Community Engagement [PDF]
Health Equity, 2021 Purpose: The prevalence of head lice in poor rural communities and urban slums is estimated to be between 28% and 43% in Brazil, respectively. Children are among the most affected, often in clusters within schools.
Campos Nogueira R +5 more
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Molecular screening for Rickettsia, Anaplasma, and Coxiella in head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) collected from primary school girls in Fars Province, Iran (2024) [PDF]
BMC Research NotesObjective Lice are obligate ectoparasites divided into two main families: Pediculidae and Phthiridae. Body lice are known vectors of bacterial pathogens like Rickettsia, which cause diseases such as epidemic typhus and trench fever.
Zahra Nasiri +3 more
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