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Wet combing for the eradication of head lice

, 2013
Manual removal (using conditioner and comb or a wet comb) can be used in the treatment of head lice. Head lice infestation (Pediculosis humanus capitis) is a common problem. It is diagnosed by visualising the lice.
Hoffman, Tammy; id_orcid, Glasziou, Paul; id_orcid, Bennett, John   +2 more
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Internet resources for head lice

, 2010
[Extract] There is a wealth of information on the web about head lice, but much of it is non-authoritative and contains inaccurate or non-original material.
Canyon, Deon V., Speare, Rick, Heukelbach, Jörg   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Head lice among Iranian elementary school children: A systematic review

Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2018
Head lice are considered as mandatory ectoparasites living on human head hair, which are transmitted to others through direct physical contact. This disease is mostly seen among children.
Morteza Akbari, Akbar Bagheri, Mohammad Moradi, Atiyeh Rafinejad, Javad Rafinejad   +4 more
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Oral drugs for the treatment of head lice

, 2010
[Extract] Lice ingest orally administered compounds, when blood-feeding on their host. Consequently, several oral compounds have been tested regarding their efficacy against head lice infestation. The most promising drug is ivermectin.
Richter, Joachim, Oliveira, Fabiola A., Heukelbach, Jörg   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Household-wide ivermectin treatment for head lice in an impoverished community: randomized observer-blinded controlled trial

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To generate evidence on the effectiveness of household-wide treatment for preventing the transmission of pediculosis capitis (head lice) in resource-poor communities.
Daniel Pilger, Jorg Heukelbach, Adak Khakban, Fabiola Araujo Oliveira, Gernot Fengler, Hermann Feldmeier   +5 more
doaj  

Nuclear genetic diversity of head lice sheds light on human dispersal around the world. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Ascunce MS, Toloza AC, González-Oliver A, Reed DL.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Head lice: impact of COVID-19 and slow recovery of prevalence in Cambridgeshire, UK. [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Burgess IF, Brunton ER, Burgess MN.
europepmc   +1 more source

Head Lice [PDF]

JAMA, 2013
Denise M. Goodman, Alison E. Burke, Edward H. Livingston   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Stigma, Perceptions, and Parental Responses to Children's Head Lice Infestation in Greece. [PDF]

J Sch Health
Linardakis M, Vretudaki H, Kostaki SM, Papadopoulos E.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluation of resistance of human head lice to pyrethroid insecticides: A meta-analysis study. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Abbasi E, Daliri S, Yazdani Z, Mohseni S, Mohammadyan G, Seyed Hosseini SN, Haghighi RN.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source