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Head Lice Infestation

InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 2010
Head lice infestation results from colonization of hairy skin by Pediculus capitis, a wingless blood-feeding parasite of the order Phthiraptera. Head lice remain a significant problem as they may cause intense pruritus, and infestation is socially and psychologically stigmatizing.
Aamir Shamsi, Aslan Mirza
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Head lice infestations in rural Honduras: the need for an integrated approach to control neglected tropical diseases

International Journal of Dermatology, 2018
Pediculosis capitis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that receives little attention in countries where it continues to be endemic. This study aimed to understand the impact of Pediculus humanus capitis infestations in the lives of Honduran children ...
Shabana Jamani, C. Rodríguez, M. M. Rueda, Gabriela Matamoros, M. Canales, G. Bearman, M. Stevens, A. Sanchez   +7 more
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Infestation rate of lice on donkeys in Northeast Tunisia

Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 2020
The present survey was carried out during autumn 2013 (September, October and November) in five localities of Jendouba district. A total number of 300 donkeys were examined and all present ectoparasites found on animals were collected and examined under stereomicroscope.
Mohamed Gharbi, Safa Hamzaoui, Anis Hafsi, Zied Saidani, Mohamed Jedidi   +4 more
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Does Preening Behavior Reduce the Prevalence of Avian Feather Lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)?

Journal of Parasitology, 2023
Animals defend themselves against parasites in many ways. Defenses, such as physiological immune responses, are capable of clearing some infections. External parasites that do not feed on blood, however, are not controlled by the physiological immune ...
Sarah E. Bush, D. Clayton
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Spinosad for Treatment of Head Lice Infestation

Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2011
Objective: To review the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, clinical trials, and safety profile of spinosad 0.9% topical lotion, a recently approved pediculicide for treatment of head lice infestation. Data Sources: English-language articles indexed in MEDLINE (1948-May 2011), Toxline, Google Scholar, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1970-May 2011),
Sabrina W. Cole, Lisa M. Lundquist
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Lice Infestation and Lice Control Remedies in the Ukraine

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006
Abstract:  A permanent decrease was seen in the prevalence of lice infestation among population of the Ukraine from 1990–2004. The prevalence of lice infestation among children under 14 years of age was 6–27 times more than that in adults. The highest figures were among children 7–14 years old.
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Clinical observations related to head lice infestation

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1991
Living lice and eggs were found in 19% of 2643 children examined in Israel. Boys and girls were equally infested. Bite reactions, pruritus, excoriations, lymphadenopathy, and conjunctivitis were the most common signs and symptoms. Bite reactions, pruritus, excoriations, and conjunctivitis were found more frequently in infested children than in ...
Jacqueline Miller, Dorothy Kafka, Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Sidney Klaus, Mike Teiler   +4 more
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Infestation of people with lice in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2004
Abstract.  The prevalence of infestation with head lice and body lice, Pediculus spp. (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) and pubic (crab) lice Pthirus pubis (L.) (Phthiraptera: Pthiridae), was recorded from 484 people in Nepal. The prevalence of head lice varied from 16% in a sample of people aged 10–39 years of age, to 59% in street children.
Poudel, S. K. S., Barker, S. C.
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Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia and Lice Infestation

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2011
Lice infestation is a commonly encountered disorder in emergency medicine. The louse survives from a blood meal from its host; hence, iron deficiency anemia is a theoretic possibility. A limited number of reports of severe iron deficiency anemia have appeared in the veterinary literature, but a thorough review of the medical literature did not reveal a
Mark Koenig, Edward M. Castillo, David A. Guss   +2 more
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Spinosad for the treatment of head lice infestations

Drugs of Today, 2012
Head lice infestations continue to be an issue in today's society, with an increase in economic cost and resistance. Spinosad 0.9% topical suspension was recently introduced in the U.S. market as a novel agent with both pediculicidal and ovicidal activity, approved in children 4 years of age and older for the treatment of head lice infestations.
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