Pyrethroid-linked resistance allelic mutations by molecular analysis in wild human head louse (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) populations from schoolgirls of South Iran [PDF]
Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2022 Background: Human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, 1767 (Anoplura: Pediculidae), is one of the most frequent ectoparasites infesting Homo sapiens worldwide.
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Histological confinement of transglutaminase-mediated nit sheath crosslinking is essential for proper oviposition and egg coating in the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Head louse females secrete liquid gel, which is mainly composed of the louse nit sheath protein 1 (LNSP1) and LNSP2, when they lay eggs. The gel is crosslinked by transglutaminase (TG) to form the nit sheath, which covers most of the egg ...
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Characterization of nit sheath protein functions and transglutaminase-mediated cross-linking in the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Head louse females secrete liquid glue during oviposition, which is solidified to form the nit sheath over the egg. Recently, two homologous proteins, named louse nit sheath protein (LNSP) 1 and LNSP 2, were identified as adhesive proteins but
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Economic Burden Associated with Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) Infestation in Iran [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Evolution of the egg glue protein in great ape lice inferred from its sequence comparisons across five louse types [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHumans host three types of parasitic louse: the conspecific head and body lice differing in habitat (scalp and clothing), and the pubic louse which is a distinct species adapted to coarser body hair.
Chae Won Park +4 more
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Molecular survey of the head louse Pediculus humanus capitis in Thailand and its potential role for transmitting Acinetobacter spp. [PDF]
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.
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Head louse infestations before and during the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel [PDF]
Acta Tropica, 2022 Kosta Y Mumcuoglu, Eli Schwartz
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Global Pediatric Health, 2019 Few head lice treatments have demonstrated effectiveness against louse eggs. Abametapir, a metalloproteinase inhibitor, is able to target metalloproteinases critical to egg hatching and louse development.
Vernon Morrison Bowles PhD +5 more
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Macula ceruleae with head louse [PDF]
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2019 Archana J Lokhande +2 more
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Functional morphology of the leg musculature in the marine seal louse: adaptations for high-performance attachment to diving hosts [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe seal louse (Echinophthirius horridus) is a remarkable example of evolutionary adaptation, thriving as an obligate ectoparasite on deep-diving marine mammals under extreme environmental conditions, including high hydrostatic pressure, extreme drag ...
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