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Lice Infestation and Lice Control Remedies in the Ukraine
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006Abstract: 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, 1991Living 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 +4 more
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An overview of head lice infestation in neurosurgical patients
British Journal of Nursing, 2007Head lice or pediculosis is recognized as an increasing problem in medical practice (Downs et al, 1999). Secondary bacterial infections can occur in patients with infestation. In neurosurgical patients, head lice infestation may be a potential risk factor for peri-operative complications.
Divyesh Sharma +2 more
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Infestation of people with lice in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2004Abstract. 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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Spinosad for the treatment of head lice infestations
Drugs of Today, 2012Head 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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Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia and Lice Infestation
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2011Lice 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 +2 more
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Oral ivermectin for the treatment of head lice infestation
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2018Published literature describing the use of oral ivermectin for the treatment of head lice infestation is reviewed.In the United States and globally, head lice infestation, or pediculosis capitis, remains a public health issue with both social and medical implications.
Donald S. Nuzum +2 more
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THE EFFECT OF LICE INFESTATION ON THE GROWTH OF HEREFORD CALVES
Australian Veterinary Journal, 1982SUMMARY Two experiments were carried out to examine the effects of cattle lice on the productivity of young calves. In both experiments the main species present was Linognathus vituli. In the first experiment, treatment of grazing heifers and their suckled calves did not improve the overall bodyweight gain of either the heifers or the calves.
L. J. Cummins, J. F. Graham
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Seasonal fluctuations of head lice infestation in Germany
Parasitology Research, 2008Pediculosis capitis is one of the most frequent infectious diseases in childhood. If not diagnosed and treated rapidly, considerable clinical pathology may develop. The ubiquitous parasitic skin disease is characterized by a lack of sound epidemiological data, and factors which influence disease occurrence are still enigmatic.
Eline Bauer +2 more
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Infestation with Anoplura—Lice
1984The two genera of Anoplura or sucking lice, Pediculus and Pthirus, are obligatory parasites of man. [Pthirus is the correct zoological name for the pubic louse, because a misprint was inadvertently accepted by the International Committee of Zoological Nomenclature (Maunder 1983b).
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