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Control of head lice in developed market economies [PDF]
, 2010 [Extract] In developed market economies pediculosis causes angst which is far out of proportion to its clinical significance. Control has used a biomedical approach, based on the biology of head lice, dispelling myths with evidence and unifying ...
Speare, Rick, Heukelbach, Jörg
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Stochastic models for head lice infections [PDF]
, 2010 Outbreaks of head lice are a persistent problem in schools in the UK and elsewhere, and it is widely reported that the prevalence of head lice infections is increasing, especially since the 1990s.
Stone, P.M.
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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 +4 more
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Nuclear genetic diversity of head lice sheds light on human dispersal around the world. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Ascunce MS +3 more
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, 2016 Head lice are tiny wingless insects (2-3mm long) that live in the hair and feed on human blood. They vary in colour from cream to brown/black. They crawl quickly on the scalp and are difficult to see.
Centre for Disease Control
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Head lice: impact of COVID-19 and slow recovery of prevalence in Cambridgeshire, UK. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Burgess IF, Brunton ER, Burgess MN.
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Evaluation of resistance of human head lice to pyrethroid insecticides: A meta-analysis study. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Abbasi E +6 more
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Exploring the potential role of defensins in differential vector competence of body and head lice for Bartonella quintana. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2023 Yoon KA, Lee DE, Lee SH, Kim JH.
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Head Lice Infestation in Schoolchildren, in Poland-Is There a Chance for Change? [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2022 Bartosik K +8 more
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