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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
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On the origin of Halipeurus heraldicus on Round Island petrels: cophylogenetic relationships between petrels and their chewing lice [PDF]

, 2010
Lice phylogenetic relationships have often been used to elucidate host relationships and vice versa. In this study, we investigate the louse genus Halipeurus which parasitizes bird hosts in the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae and Pelecanoididae ...
Brown, R., Bugoni, L., Hammer, S., Hughes, J., Palma, R.L.   +4 more
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Delousing performance of ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) and lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus): seasonal consistency and the challenge of cryptic lice for lumpfish

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Ballan wrasse and lumpfish effectively reduce sea lice on salmon year round, although lumpfish struggle with cryptic lice, highlighting new considerations for lice management. Abstract BACKGROUND Cleaner fish play a crucial role in controlling caligid sea lice in Atlantic salmon aquaculture across the North Atlantic.
Adam Jonathan Brooker, Andrew Davie, David Bassett, Sally Boyd, Hervé Migaud   +4 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

Comparative efficacy of chemical and botanical pediculicides in Thailand and 4% dimeticone against head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Head louse infestations remain a global public-health concern due to increased resistance of lice to artificial pediculicides. In Thailand, there is a lack of comparative data on the current efficacy of pediculicides for treating head lice. In this study,
Manachai Yingklang, Chadaporn Nuchjangreed Gordon, Patchana Hengboriboonpong Jaidee, Phonpilas Thongpon, Somchai Pinlaor   +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
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Diversity of mitochondrial genes and predominance of Clade B in different head lice populations in the northwest of Iran

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background The head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis , is the most important ectoparasite causing many health problems. Several linkages are presented for this parasite, each representing a particular geographical distribution, prevalence rate, vector ...
M. Ghavami, M. Ghanbari, Sanaz Panahi, Behrooz Taghiloo   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recognizing and Treating Head Lice: A Guide for Families [PDF]

, 2016
Proper diagnosis and treatment of head lice is important in decreasing costs and the spread of pediculicide resistance, but many families do not know when or how to treat.
Ford, Tabitha R
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Clinical and genetic landscape of epilepsies with absence seizures and single‐gene etiology

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To characterize the clinical, electroencephalographic, and genetic features of epilepsies featuring absence seizures within monogenic etiology, highlighting the diagnostic, treatment and prognostic implications. Methods We conducted a retrospective, multicenter study including patients with monogenic epilepsies and ...
Simona Balestrini, Ilaria Galli, Maria Luisa Ricci, Elena Parrini, Davide Mei, Mario Mastrangelo, Francesco Pisani, Corinna Filippi, Lucio Giordano, Elisabetta Cesaroni, Carla Marini, Emanuele Cerulli Irelli, Carlo di Bonaventura, Marica Rubino, Antonietta Coppola, Jacopo Proietti, Tommaso Lo Barco, Francesca Darra, Laura Licchetta, Francesca Bisulli, Marco Perulli, Domenica Battaglia, Angela De Dominicis, Marina Trivisano, Nicola Specchio, Roberta Solazzi, Davide Caputo, Laura Canafoglia, LICE Collaborative group, Carmen Barba, Emanuele Bartolini, Pia Bernardo, Maria Paola Canevini, Gaetano Cantalupo, Susanna Casellato, Mara Cavallin, Ilaria Contaldo, Alessandro Ferretti, Maria Luigia Gambardella, Tiziana Granata, Giuliana Lentini, Anna Luchetti, Federico Melani, Pasquale Parisi, Simona Pellacani, Laura Pietrangelo, Tiziana Pisano, Ilaria Onida, Emilia Ricci, Aglaia Vignoli, Renzo Guerrini   +50 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Importance of Hair and Scalp Hygiene for Pediculus Humanus Capitis Epidemic Prevention [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction: Pediculus humanus capitis have cosmopolite attributes, and normally affect school age children. This research aims at obtaining the number of people infested with pediculus humanus capitis and is categorized by the age, sex, education ...
Rumampuk, M. V. (Maria)
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