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Inventory of lice of mammals and farmyard chicken in North-eastern Algeria [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2018
Background and Aim: Lice are permanent ectoparasites, extremely specific to their hosts. Their great importance in veterinary medicine remain significant, they can cause their direct pathogenic actions like irritability, dermatitis, anemia, decreased ...
Mohamed Nadir Meguini, Souad Righi, Faycal Zeroual, Khelaf Saidani, Ahmed Benakhla   +4 more
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Science Triggers and Situational Interest in Everyday Family Life

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Interest in science is critical for science learning. The family plays a major role in supporting the development of children's interest in science by eliciting and fostering interest and engagement with science content and practice. This study characterizes triggers for interest in science in everyday family life and measures the duration of ...
Irit Vivante, Dana Vedder‐Weiss
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CALCULATION OF THE ACTIVITY OF AN URANIUM SAMPLE IRRADIATED BY THERMAL NEUTRONS FOR THE INITIAL ANALYSIS IN RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION USING MONTE CARLO SIMULATION

Momento, 2018
To carry out the analysis of radiological protection and degree of danger of a practice in a facility that uses ionizing radiation, an analysis is made from computational calculations, both of gamma and neutron radiation, which are those of greater reach
Andrés F. Porras
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Granulomatous mural folliculitis and cytotoxic interface dermatitis in a pygmy goat associated with ovine herpesvirus‐2 and systemic lesions of malignant catarrhal fever

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract A 1‐year‐old pygmy goat presented with progressive alopecia, skin ulceration and lichenification over the neck, face and body. Empirical treatment for parasitic and fungal causes of skin disease did not produce clinical improvement, prompting a full diagnostic investigation.
Peter Richards‐Rios, Dominic Sharkey
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Epidemiology of Ectoparasites (Ticks, Lice, and Mites) in the Livestock of Pakistan: A Review

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Ectoparasites, including lice, ticks, and mites, inhabit the host skin and depend on their host for sustenance, maturation, and multiplication. Among these, ticks are more prevalent in various regions of Pakistan because of favorable climatic conditions,
Ali Muhammad, Rida Bashir, Majid Mahmood, Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Sami Simsek, Usman Ayub Awan, Mobushir Riaz Khan, Haroon Ahmed, Jianping Cao, Jianping Cao, Jianping Cao, Jianping Cao   +11 more
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Variation in prevalence and intensity of macroparasites in moose and their interactions with winter tick load in eastern Canada

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wild animals are infected with a large diversity and abundance of parasites that can affect their behavior, growth, body condition, and ultimately their survival. Although the adverse effects of parasites and the mechanisms involved in the interactions between a host and its parasites are generally well studied, much less is known about the additive or
Catherine Pouchet, Christopher Fernandez‐Prada, Christian Dussault, Martin Leclerc, Jean‐Pierre Tremblay, Steeve D. Côté   +5 more
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Seroprevalence trends of Scrub typhus among the febrile patients of Northern India: A prospective cross-sectional study

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Background: Rickettsial infections remain one of the most neglected and underdiagnosed tropical diseases in the developing countries. Scrub typhus can prove to an important diagnosis in pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) patients and is transmitted by a ...
Sweta Singh, Sangram Singh Patel, Chinmoy Sahu, Ujjala Ghoshal   +3 more
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Haemosporidian parasites (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida) of breeding common starling Sturnus vulgaris in Latvia

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Migratory behaviour in seasonal environments affects host–pathogen relationships, especially for vector‐transmitted blood parasites of the order Haemosporida. The common starling Sturnus vulgaris is a short‐distance migrant where the north‐eastern European breeding population spend the non‐breeding season in temperate mild western Europe.
Antonija Rimša, Raffaella Schmid, Aija Ilgaža, Martins Briedis, Oskars Keišs, Steffen Hahn   +5 more
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Combating infections under siege: Healthcare challenges amidst the military assault in Gaza

World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, Page 188-213, March 2025.
Abstract The ongoing Israeli military assault on Gaza has caused a devastating collapse of healthcare infrastructure, resulting in an unprecedented surge in infectious diseases. The destruction of sanitation systems, restrictions on medical supplies, and displacement of civilians have created an environment conducive to the rapid spread of waterborne ...
Bilal Irfan, Izzeddin Lulu, Adam Hamawy, Abdallah Abu Shammala, Susan Kullab, Mohamed Fawaz, Abd Al‐Karim Sammour, Haseeb Khawaja, Nour Alshaer, Ghassan Abu‐Sittah, Osaid Alser, Mark Perlmutter, Anas Al‐Shembari, Jeremy Hickey, Tariq Nayfeh, Mohammed Tahir, Muhammad Junaid Sultan, Elias Nasser, Muaaz Wajahath, Aneela Yaqoob, Ahmad Hasan, Ali Elaydi, Abdullah Ghali, Mosab Nasser, Khaled J. Saleh   +24 more
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Body Lice and Pubic Lice

EDIS, 2007
This document provides an overview of body lice and pubic lice, detailing their biology, transmission, symptoms, and treatment. Body lice, which can transmit diseases like typhus, are less common in the U.S., while pubic lice are a significant nuisance.
C.W. Scherer, P.G. Koehler
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