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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 +4 more
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Mitochondrial Genome Fragmentation Unites the Parasitic Lice of Eutherian Mammals
Systematic Biology, 2018 Organelle genome fragmentation has been found in a wide range of eukaryotic lineages; however, its use in phylogenetic reconstruction has not been demonstrated. We explored the use of mitochondrial (mt) genome fragmentation in resolving the controversial
Fan Song +9 more
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.In an experimental epidemiology setup, groups of pigeons were exposed to different numbers of infective malaria vectors. Vector number explained the speed of transmission, the final prevalence, and changes in host behavior. ABSTRACT Vector density plays a critical role in the transmission dynamics of vector‐borne diseases and thus in their health and ...
Nayden Chakarov +3 more
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Journal of Lipid Research, 2017 The salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is an endemic ectoparasite on salmonid fish that is challenging for the salmon farming industry and wild fish.
Muhammad Tanveer Khan +3 more
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Head lice as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2023 Body lice and head lice are the most common ectoparasites of humans. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) occur worldwide in children and their caretakers, irrespective of their social status.
Hermann Feldmeier
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Applied Microbiology, 2023 Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) constitute a major challenge during the production of farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway. Preventive measures are considered to have a higher impact on sustainable control than lice treatment.
Marius Steen Dobloug +6 more
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Prediction of Novel Drug Targets and Vaccine Candidates against Human Lice (Insecta), Acari (Arachnida), and Their Associated Pathogens [PDF]
, 2021 Abid Ali +6 more
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It works! Lumpfish can significantly lower sea lice infestation in large-scale salmon farming
Biology Open, 2018 To assess the efficacy of lumpfish grazing on attached sea lice on Atlantic salmon, six large-scale sea cages, (130 m circumference, 37,688 m3 volume) each stocked with approximately 200,000 salmon 0+ smolts, were stocked with a 4, 6 and 8% density (8000,
A. Imsland +8 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020 Few studies have provided information on parasitological indexes or other ecological characteristics of lice populations that parasitize small mammals in the Neotropical region.
Elizabete Captivo Lourenço +2 more
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Efficacy and safety of a dimethicone lotion in patients with pyrethroid‐resistant head lice in an epidemic area, Okinawa, Japan [PDF]
, 2021 Sayaka Yamaguchi +6 more
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