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Chemical Communication of the Head Lice with the Human Host

, 2022
Purpose of Review: Transmission of head lice occurs primarily by direct host-to-host contact and via inanimate objects, called fomites. As for other hematophagous insects, chemical cues are likely involved in host detection, at least in the close range ...
Galassi, Federico Gabriel, Gonzalez Audino, Paola Andrea   +1 more
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Orientation of Head Lice on Human Hosts, and Consequences for Transmission of Pediculosis: The Head Lice Movement Studies

, 2017
We performed head lice movement studies to elucidate factors influencing orientation and movement of head lice. Studies included observation of lice movements on hand and forearm at different positions of the upper limb; movements exposed to unshaved and
Jéssica Dos Santos Queiroz, Uade Ugbomoiko, Jorg Heukelbach, Fabíola Araújo Oliveira, André Asenov, Rick Speare, Iana Araújo de Melo   +6 more
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Bartonella quintana detection among arthropods and their hosts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Parasites & Vectors
Background Bartonella quintana is a body louse-borne bacterium causing bacteremia and infective endocarditis. We aimed to describe B. quintana detection among arthropods and their hosts.
Carl Boodman, Nitin Gupta, Johan van Griensven, Wim Van Bortel   +3 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding head lice infestations in rural Nigeria

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Introduction: Head lice infestations are common in sub-Saharan Africa, but knowledge, attitudes and practices have never been studied in this region. Methodology: This population-based study was conducted in a small rural community (population = 590 ...
Jorg Heukelbach, Uade Samuel Ugbomoiko
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SP341-S-Head Lice

, 2006
In the United States, approximately 10 – 12 million people, mostly children, are infested annually with head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis DeGeer. The first indication of an infestation is the itching and scratching caused by these bloodsucking insects.
The University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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Differential gene expression in head and body lice [PDF]

, 2014
Human head and body lice are obligatory hematophagous ectoparasites that belong to a single species, Pediculus humanus. Only body lice, however, are vectors of the infectious Gram-negative bacterium Bartonella quintana.
Muir, W, Yoon, K, Sun, W, Lee, SH, Paige, KN, Olds, BP, Koehler, JE, Clark, J, Previte, D, Pittendrigh, BR   +9 more
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Head lice [PDF]

Paediatrics & Child Health, 2008
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Comparison of The Genome Profiles Between Head and Body Lice

, 2015
The body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) is known to have diverged from the head louse (P. humanus capitis) but genomic differences between these two subspecies still remain unexplored.
Noh, Seung-Jae, Kim, Ju Hyeon, Lee, Si Hyeock, Yoon, Kyong-Sup, Kang, Jae Soon, Chun, Jongsik, Yoon, Kyong Sup, Kim, Sang Hyeon, Park, Junhyung, Pittendrigh, Barry R., Clark, J. Marshall, Cho, Yong-Jun, Yoo, Seungil, Cho, Yong-Ho   +13 more
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Head Lice: Information and Treatments Options, 2022 [PDF]

, 2022
The brochure is about Head Lice, information and treatment produced by Iowa Health and Human ...

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Do drowning and anoxia kill head lice?

, 2018
Chemical, physical, and mechanical methods are used to control human lice. Attempts have been made to eradicate head lice Pediculus humanus capitis by hot air, soaking in various fluids or asphyxiation using occlusive treatments.
Candy Kerdalidec, Charrel Remi N., Durand Rémy, Izri Arezki, Brun Sophie, Nicolas Patrick   +5 more
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