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Risk Factors for Human Lice and Bartonellosis among the Homeless, San Francisco, California, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Homeless persons in San Francisco, California, USA, have been shown to have head and body lice infestations and Bartonella quintana infections. We surveyed a self-selected population of homeless persons in San Francisco to assess infestations of head and
Denise L. Bonilla, Charsey Cole-Porse, Anne Kjemtrup, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Michael Y. Kosoy   +4 more
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Vaccination with Ectoparasite Proteins Involved in Midgut Function and Blood Digestion Reduces Salmon Louse Infestations

Vaccines, 2020
Infestation with the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda, Caligidae) affects Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) production in European aquaculture.
Marinela Contreras, Marius Karlsen, Margarita Villar, Rolf Hetlelid Olsen, Lisa Marie Leknes, Anette Furevik, Karine Lindmo Yttredal, Haitham Tartor, Soren Grove, Pilar Alberdi, Bjorn Brudeseth, José de la Fuente   +11 more
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Epidemiological characterization and risk evaluation associated with the presence of Phthiraptera in poultry farms from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2019
Phthiraptera are lice highly adapted to living as permanent and obligatory ectoparasites of birds and mammals. High infestations by biting lice contribute to the low productivity, loss quality of the eggs, besides weight decrease of chickens.
Tiago Mendonça de Oliveira, Cristina Mara Teixeira, Mariana Olímpia Köhler Marra Pinto, Thiago Luiz Mendes Arcebispo, Amanda Soriano-Araújo, Lucas Maciel Cunha, Soraia Araújo Diniz, Marcos Xavier Silva   +7 more
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A pilot study on the prevalence of lice in Irish beef cattle and the first Irish report of deltamethrin tolerance in Bovicola bovis

Irish Veterinary Journal, 2021
Background Pediculosis in cattle causes significant itching, irritation and stress to the animal, often resulting in skin damage and poor coat condition.
Fiona Mckiernan, Jack O’Connor, William Minchin, Edward O’Riordan, Alan Dillon, Martina Harrington, Annetta Zintl   +6 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding head lice infestations in rural Nigeria

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Introduction: Head lice infestations are common in sub-Saharan Africa, but knowledge, attitudes and practices have never been studied in this region. Methodology: This population-based study was conducted in a small rural community (population = 590 ...
Jorg Heukelbach, Uade Samuel Ugbomoiko
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Acute prurigo simplex in humans caused by pigeon lice [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018
: Pigeon lice are insects that feed on feathers of these birds; their life cycle includes egg, nymph and adult and they may cause dermatoses in humans. Four persons of the same family, living in an urban area, presented with widespread intensely pruritic
Hamilton Ometto Stolf, Rejane d'Ávila Reis, Ana Cláudia Cavalcante Espósito, Vidal Haddad Júnior   +3 more
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Entodermoscopia: dermatoscopia de epiluminescência para diagnose da pediculose Entodermoscopy: dermoscopy for the diagnosis of pediculosis

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2011
Relata-se um caso clínico no qual a dermatoscopia de epiluminescência sem contato foi empregada como método auxiliar para o diagnóstico e a avaliação clínica da eficácia do tratamento da pediculose do couro cabeludo.We report a clinical case in which ...
Paulo Ricardo Criado
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Statistical and ecological challenges of monitoring parasitic salmon lice infestations in wild salmonid fish stocks

Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2015
Ecological monitoring programmes should provide precise data to inform management, but the data quality is often limited by methodological challenges and the need for cost-effective sampling.
IP Helland, I Uglem, PA Jansen, OH Diserud, PA Bjørn, B Finstad   +5 more
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Arthropod ectoparasites of synanthropic rodents in northern-central Italy. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
The presence of ectoparasites in synanthropic rodents in various Italian provinces was investigated. Eighty‐one Rattus norvegicus, 49 Rattus rattus and 10 Mus musculus were examined Polyplax spinulosa lice, Myobiidae mites, Laelaps echidninus and Notoedres muris were mainly recovered.
Dini FM, Crucitti S, Bordoni T, Galuppi R.   +3 more
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Efficacy of a polyherbal formula for controlling lice infestation in chickens and goats in backyard farming system in Romania

Frontiers in Animal Science
IntroductionLice infestation negatively impacts the welfare and productivity of domestic animals. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a commercial polyherbal formula (PHF) containing Asarum europaeum, Lavandula angustifolia, Artemisia absinthium,
Mircea Coroian, Mircea Coroian, Cristinel-Cornel Hociotă, Erzsébet Varga, Ibolya Fülöp, Mihaly Fazakas, Adriana Györke   +6 more
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