Deterministic approaches for head lice infestations and treatments [PDF]
Infectious Disease Modelling, 2020 Pediculus humanus capitis are human ectoparasites which cause infestations, mostly in children, worldwide. Understanding the life cycle of head lice is an important step in knowing how to treat lice infestations, as the parasite behavior depends ...
Noemi Castelletti +1 more
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Lice infestation and diversity in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2020 Background and Aim: Biting lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) are ectoparasites that play important roles in the transmission of disease agents that infect turkeys and impact turkey productivity.
Joko Prastowo +6 more
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Head lice infestations: A clinical update. [PDF]
Paediatr Child Health, 2018 Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestations are not a primary health hazard or a vector for disease, but they are a societal problem with substantial costs. Diagnosis of head lice infestation requires the detection of a living louse. Although pyrethrins and permethrin remain first-line treatments in Canada, isopropyl myristate/ST-cyclomethicone ...
Cummings C, Finlay JC, MacDonald NE.
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Infestation and Distribution of Ectoparasitic Insects on the White-Footed Indochinese Rat (Rattus nitidus) in Southwest China [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesBackground: Ectoparasitic insects (fleas and sucking lice) on rodents can serve as vectors of some zoonotic diseases. Objective: To investigate the insect infestation and distribution on white-footed Indochinese rats (Rattus nitidus) in southwest China ...
Ya-Nan Li +6 more
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Prevalence of lice infesting goats in Mosul
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2007 The aim of this study is to find the prevalence and diagnosis species of lice infesting goats in different seasons and different areas and farms in Mosul, and to determine the severity of infestation among 450 native goats during a period of one year. The result of the study revealed that 14.2 % of the examined goats harboured lice or their eggs (nits).
T. M. Al-Saffar
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Prevalence and Susceptibility Status of Body Louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) (Anoplura: Pediculidae) to Deltamethrin in Urmia City, Iran (2024) [PDF]
Journal of Arthropod-Borne DiseasesBackground: The body louse spreads diseases such as epidemic typhus and louse-borne relapsing fever and has shown resistance to various insecticides.
Samira Firooziyan +4 more
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Fractional-order computational modeling of pediculosis disease dynamics with predictor–corrector approach [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn this study, we examine and analyze the solution for the pediculosis disease model utilizing the predictor–corrector approach in relation to the Caputo fractional derivative.
Naveed Iqbal +5 more
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Severe Lice Infestation in Patient of Atopic Dermatitis [PDF]
Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care, 2022 A 13-year-old female came to us with the complaint of severe itching in her scalp, low-grade fever, loss of weight, and enlarged occipital lymph node. The patient was having very severe infestations of lice in her scalp. The patient was very anxious and
Shamail Zia +4 more
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High prevalence of knockdown resistance mutations, genetic clade diversity, and detection of <i>Acinetobacter</i> species in head lice (<i>Pediculus humanus capitis</i>) infesting children in a Thai orphanage: A comprehensive survey. [PDF]
Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne DisGul U +3 more
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JAAD International, 2021 Background: Common cutaneous infestations and arthropod bites are not reportable conditions in most countries. Their worldwide epidemiologic evolution and distribution are mostly unknown. Objective: To explore the evolution and geographic distribution of
Thierry Simonart, MD, PhD +2 more
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