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Head lice in Norwegian households: actions taken, costs and knowledge. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
INTRODUCTION: Head lice infestations cause distress in many families. A well-founded strategy to reduce head lice prevalence must shorten the infectious period of individual hosts.
Bjørn Arne Rukke, Tone Birkemoe, Arnulf Soleng, Heidi Heggen Lindstedt, Preben Ottesen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic diversity of human head lice and molecular detection of associated bacterial pathogens in Democratic Republic of Congo

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, Nadia Amanzougaghene, Bernard Davoust, Leon Tshilolo, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki, Didier Raoult, Oleg Mediannikov, Florence Fenollar   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Head Lice Eradication Efforts in a Group Home Environment: Yayasan Griya Asih Orphanage – A Case Study

Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (Indonesian Journal of Community Engagement), 2023
Children living in orphanages are generally vulnerable to close-contact transmission diseases, including head lice infestation. The clinical manifestation of head lice infestation was relatively mild, such as itchy scalp, and hence it is often overlooked
Natalia Puspadewi, Christian Ardianto, Gisella Anastasia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of head lice [PDF]

BMJ, 2001
The treatment of head lice is now complicated by the emergence of resistance to pediculicides. Most clinical trials were done before resistance emerged and reviews of these trials do not give clear guidelines to the clinician. In these circumstances, the choice of treatment will depend on local patterns of resistance, and where treatment has failed ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Evidence for an African cluster of human head and body lice with variable colors and interbreeding of lice between continents. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Human head lice and body lice have been classified based on phenotypic characteristics, including geographical source, ecotype (preferred egg laying site hair or clothes), shape and color.
Aurélie Veracx, Amina Boutellis, Vicky Merhej, Georges Diatta, Didier Raoult   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evacuation, Hygiene, and Social Policy: The Our Towns Report of 1943. [PDF]

, 1999
There has recently been much debate about social policy in Britain during the Second World War. This article takes up Jose Harris's suggestion that historians should look not at large-scale forces, but at ‘those minuscule roots of idiosyncratic private ...
Welshman, John
core   +1 more source

Associations of specific pesticides and incident rheumatoid arthritis among female spouses in the Agricultural Health Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objectives Growing evidence suggests farming and agricultural pesticide use may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but few studies have examined specific pesticides and RA among farm women, who may personally use pesticides or be indirectly exposed.
Christine G. Parks, Darya Leyzarovich, Ghassan B. Hamra, Karen H. Costenbader, Dazhe Chen, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Dale P. Sandler   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Detection of Acinetobacter baumannii in Pediculus humanus capitis from Latin America

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Several studies have documented the presence of Acinetobacter baumannii, a known multi-drug-resistant pathogen, in the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis.
Kelsey Larkin, Ariel Ceferino Toloza, Jose Antonio Gabrie, Carol A. Rodríguez, Maria Mercedes Rueda, Gabriela Matamoros, Oscar Palacio, Shabana Jamani, Gustavo Fontecha, Ana L. Sanchez   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The challenge of ultra‐rarity: Dual diagnosis of Lafora disease and developmental encephalopathies linked to TRIO and SHANK3 pathogenic variants

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract We report two cases of dual genetic diagnoses involving Lafora disease (LD) and co‐occurring neurodevelopmental disorders caused by pathogenic variants in TRIO and SHANK3, respectively. LD is an ultra‐rare, autosomal recessive, severe form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy affecting previously healthy children or adolescents. In both patients,
Lorenzo Muccioli, Francesca Bisulli, Raffaella Minardi, Maria Lucia Valentino, Micaela De Simone, Rodrigo Almeida Paroni, Edward Cesnik, Elisa Fallica, Luigi Bonan, Eleonora Pizzi, DEFEAT‐LD Study Group, Cosimo Altomare, Massimo Carella, Cinzia Costa, Giuseppe Damante, Lidia Di Vito, Giuseppe d’Orsi, Nicola Gambacorta, Paola Imbrici, Valentina Imperatore, Antonella Liantonio, Laura Licchetta, Raffaele Lodi, Paola Mantuano, Orazio Palumbo, Elena Pasini, Paolo Prontera, Luca Vignatelli, Gaetano Cantalupo, Laura Licchetta   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the link between head lice infestation and selected cognitive-behavioral factors in a sample of Iranian female adolescents

Heliyon, 2020
Background: Head lice infestation is a serious health issue among adolescents in Iran. The primary purpose of the study was to determine the association of head lice infestation with cognitive-behavioral factors in female adolescents.
Towhid Babazadeh, Kamiar Kouzekanani, Shahram Oliaei, Saber Gaffari-fam, Ghader Dargahi Abbasabad, Khalil Maleki Chollou, Sohrab Heidari   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source