Effectiveness and tolerability of a squalane and dimethicone-based treatment for head lice. [PDF]
Parasitol Res, 2021 Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are worldwide obligate human ectoparasites, with high implications in pediatrics. In Europe, first-line topical neurotoxic insecticidal therapeutic strategies are being replaced by topical physically acting agents as
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Ancient Human Genomes and Environmental DNA from the Cement Attaching 2,000-Year-Old Head Lice Nits. [PDF]
Mol Biol Evol, 2022 Over the past few decades, there has been a growing demand for genome analysis of ancient human remains. Destructive sampling is increasingly difficult to obtain for ethical reasons, and standard methods of breaking the skull to access the petrous bone ...
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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]
Parasit 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.
Fu YT +6 more
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Efficacy and safety of a dimethicone lotion in patients with pyrethroid-resistant head lice in an epidemic area, Okinawa, Japan. [PDF]
J Dermatol, 2021 Pyrethroid insecticides are the only pesticides approved for the treatment of head lice (pediculosis capitis) infestations in Japan. However, in Okinawa Prefecture, 96% of head lice are resistant to pyrethroids.
Yamaguchi S +6 more
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Comparative efficacy and safety of interventions for treating head lice: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis. [PDF]
BMJ Paediatr Open, 2021 Background Head lice infestation is a major public health problem around the globe. Its treatment is challenging due to product failures resulting from rapidly emerging resistance to existing treatments, incorrect treatment applications and misdiagnosis.
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Investigation of the prevalence of Head Lice and Factors Affecting Them in Infected People Referring to Gerash County Health Center [PDF]
International Journal of Epidemiologic Research, 2020 Background and aims: Pediculosis is one of the most common parasitic diseases that affect a wide range of age groups. The prevention of head lice infections promotes the physical and mental health of people in the community.
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Detection of bacterial pathogens in clade E head lice collected from Niger’s refugees in Algeria
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, are obligate blood-sucking parasites. Phylogenetically, they occur in five divergent mitochondrial clades (A, D, B, C and E), each having a particular geographical distribution.
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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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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis, is an obligatory blood-sucking ectoparasite, distributed worldwide. Phylogenetically, it occurs in five divergent mitochondrial clades (A–E); each exhibiting a particular geographical distribution. Recent
Celia Scherelle Boumbanda Koyo +7 more
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Deterministic approaches for head lice infestations and treatments. [PDF]
Infect Dis Model, 2020 Pediculus humanus capitis are human ectoparasites which cause infestations, mostly in children, worldwide. Understanding the life cycle of head lice is an important step in knowing how to treat lice infestations, as the parasite behavior depends ...
Castelletti N, Barbarossa MV.
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