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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Prevalence and associated factors of head lice infestation among primary school children in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC Public HealthIntroduction Head lice infestation remains a persistent public health concern among primary school children in resource-limited settings, affecting their well-being and academic performance.
Amare Mebrat Delie +9 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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Forecasting head lice (Pediculidae: Pediculus humanus capitis) infestation incidence hotspots based on spatial correlation analysis in Northwest Iran [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2020 Background and Aim: Pediculus humanus capitis has been prevalent throughout the world, especially in developing countries among elementary students and societies with a weak socio-economic status.
Davoud Adham +4 more
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