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Economic Burden Associated with Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) Infestation in Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2020
Background: The head louse infestation is a public health issue in the world especially, affecting most people who live in camps, school-aged children and their families. Head lice treatment has economic ramifications that often under calculated. The aim
Mojtaba SALIMI, Abedin SAGHAFIPOUR, Hadi HAMIDI PARSA, Majid KHOSRAVI   +3 more
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Molecular survey of the head louse Pediculus humanus capitis in Thailand and its potential role for transmitting Acinetobacter spp.

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Head louse infestation, which is caused by Pediculus humanus capitis, occurs throughout the world. With the advent of molecular techniques, head lice have been classified into three clades.
Sakone Sunantaraporn, Vivornpun Sanprasert, Theerakamol Pengsakul, Atchara Phumee, Rungfar Boonserm, Apiwat Tawatsin, Usavadee Thavara, Padet Siriyasatien   +7 more
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Risk Factors for Human Lice and Bartonellosis among the Homeless, San Francisco, California, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Homeless persons in San Francisco, California, USA, have been shown to have head and body lice infestations and Bartonella quintana infections. We surveyed a self-selected population of homeless persons in San Francisco to assess infestations of head and
Denise L. Bonilla, Charsey Cole-Porse, Anne Kjemtrup, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Michael Y. Kosoy   +4 more
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Coevolutionary analysis of the Philopteroides Mey, 2004 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) parasitizing bulbuls (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae)

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
IntroductionAvian head lice comprise a diverse group of distantly related genera of lice that exhibit a strongly convergent morphology. Due to their lack of free-living stages, their strong morphological adaptations to living on the host’s head, and the ...
Mengjiao Ren, Mengjiao Ren, Daniel R. Gustafsson, Chunpo Tian, Alexandra A. Grossi, Zhixiao Liu, Fasheng Zou   +6 more
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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
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Odorant receptor-based discovery of natural repellents of human lice [PDF]

, 2015
The body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, is an obligate blood-feeding ectoparasite and an important insect vector that mediates the transmission of diseases to humans.

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Can kunzea oil (Kunzea ambigua) control head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis)?

, 2016
Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestations are a public health concern. The insecticidal properties of the Australian native plant Kunzea ambigua (commonly known as tick bush) have been documented. In this study, we tested activity of kunzea oil (
Williams, C.R., Thomas, J., Webb, C.E., Naunton, M., Orre, S.   +4 more
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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
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Presence of the knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in the head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) collected from primary school children of Thailand

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Human head lice are blood-sucking insects causing an infestation in humans called pediculosis capitis. The infestation is more prevalent in the school-aged population.
Narisa Brownell, Sakone Sunantaraporn, K. Phadungsaksawasdi, Nirin Seatamanoch, Switt Kongdachalert, A. Phumee, P. Siriyasatien   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Navigating Inter‐Municipal Collaboration Challenges: 'In‐Tensions' in Shared Service Center and Joint Venture Arrangements

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Municipal collaborations such as shared service centers and joint ventures are widely promoted as ways to strengthen local service capacity. Yet they often develop in uneven and sometimes unstable ways. This paper examines why arrangements built on similar institutional promises take such different trajectories in practice.
Isabell Meltzer, Gustaf Kastberg Weichselberger   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source