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Arthropod ectoparasites of synanthropic rodents in northern‐central Italy

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
The presence of ectoparasites in synanthropic rodents in various Italian provinces was investigated. Eighty‐one Rattus norvegicus, 49 Rattus rattus and 10 Mus musculus were examined Polyplax spinulosa lice, Myobiidae mites, Laelaps echidninus and Notoedres muris were mainly recovered.
Filippo Maria Dini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facts about Head Lice, May 2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The Iowa Department of Public Health recommends a 14-day treatment process. You may use over-the-counter products. They are safe and not costly.

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Can head louse repellents really work? Field studies of piperonal 2% spray [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background. Many families find regular checking of children’s heads for head louse infestation too onerous and would prefer to be able to prevent infestation by use of a topical application that deters lice from infesting the head.
Christine M. Brown   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Treating head lice

open access: yesBMJ, 2003
Description Head lice are parasites that usually infest the scalps of school age children, although adults also get them. Lice attach their eggs to hair shafts near the scalp and lay five to six eggs a day. Lice never willingly leave the head; they stay close to the scalp for food, shelter, warmth, and moisture.
openaire   +4 more sources

Never say never

open access: yes
Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Gurpreet Dhaliwal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stable isotope analysis of ectoparasites as a tool for understanding trophic interactions with mammalian hosts

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Ectoparasites showed significant δ15N enrichment compared to their hosts, indicating trophic enrichment, but δ13C preservation varied. Lice, fleas and ticks preserve their hosts' isotopic fingerprints to varying degrees, with lice reflecting host dietary patterns most closely, likely due to their exclusive, host‐specific feeding behaviour. The presence
Gaia G. Mortier   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Koolungar (Children) Moorditj (Strong) Healthy Skin Project Part II: Skin Health in Urban‐Living Australian Aboriginal Children

open access: yesPediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although essential for overall health and wellbeing, little is known about skin health in urban‐living Australian Aboriginal children. This co‐designed, research‐service project aimed to describe skin health and document skin disease frequency in urban‐living Aboriginal children and young people (CYP, i.e., 0–18 years) in Western ...
Bernadette M. Ricciardo   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Modest Conception of Moral Right & Wrong

open access: yesAnalytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Taking inspiration from Hume, I advance a conception of the part of morality concerned with right and wrong, rooted in the actual moral rules established and followed within our society. Elsewhere, I have argued this approach provides a way of thinking about how we are genuinely “bound in a moral way” to keep our moral obligations that it is ...
Jorah Dannenberg
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological discrimination of human lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae) by eggs’ cap-like operculum

open access: yesScientific Reports
Human lice have long been parasites of humans and are responsible for several epidemics in human medical history. However, their morphology, particularly head and body lice, remains very similar.
Mohammad Akhoundi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How to manage head lice

open access: yesWestern Journal of Medicine, 2000
People are infested by 3 types of lice: body lice (Pediculus humanus var corporis), head lice (P h var capitis), and crab or pubic lice (Phthirus pubis). Lice have evolved with their human hosts and have developed life cycles and anatomy best suited to those particular areas of the body.1 Body lice are associated with severe systemic diseases such as ...
Constance M Mazurek, Nancy P Lee
openaire   +4 more sources

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