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Homelessness and Organ Donor–Derived Bartonella quintana Infection [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Louseborne Bartonella quintana infections in the United States occur almost exclusively among persons experiencing homelessness because of inadequate access to hygiene resources.
Rachel Henderson, Emily Mosites, Jane E. Koehler, Carl Boodman, Grace E. Marx   +4 more
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Detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae and Coxiella burnetii in long-tailed ground squirrels (Spermophilus undulatus) and their ectoparasites [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Long-tailed ground squirrels (LTGRs, Spermophilus undulatus) are known as reservoirs of multiple arthropod-borne pathogens, such as Yersinia pestis and Bartonella rochalimae.
Xiaoshuang Han, Xiaoshuang Han, Ziheng Liu, Ziheng Liu, Zhixian Jiang, Shanshan Zhao, Shanshan Zhao, Sándor Hornok, Sándor Hornok, Meihua Yang, Gang Liu, Gang Liu, Yuanzhi Wang, Yuanzhi Wang   +13 more
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Louse (Insecta : Phthiraptera) mitochondrial 12S rRNA secondary structure is highly variable [PDF]

, 2002
Lice are ectoparasitic insects hosted by birds and mammals. Mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequences obtained from lice show considerable length variation and are very difficult to align.
Billoud B., Collins L.J., Corpet F., Critchlow D.E., Day W.H.E., Fontana W., Gutell R.R., Hafner M.S., Hafner M.S., Hickson R.E., Hickson R.E., Hofacker I.L., Houde P., Johnson K.P., Johnson K.P., K. P. Johnson, Konings D.A.M., Lenhof H.-P., Lockhart P.J., Mindell D.P., Moran N.A., Page R.D.M., Page R.D.M., Page R.D.M., R. Cruickshank, R. D. M. Page, Shao R., Simon C., Springer M.S., Stoye J., Swofford D.L., Wheeler W.C.   +31 more
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Contributions to our knowledge on avian louse flies (Hippoboscidae: Ornithomyinae) with the first European record of the African species Ornithoctona laticornis [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Louse flies (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) are important blood-sucking parasites of birds and mammals with a worldwide distribution. The aim of our study was to collect louse flies from birds across multiple sites in Hungary and evaluate the effects
Gergő Keve, Tibor Csörgő, Dávid Kováts, Anikó Benke, Attila Tibor Bende, Hunor Ágoston, Attila Mórocz, Ákos Németh, Enikő Anna Tamás, Attila Huber, József Gyurácz, Gábor Keve, Jenő Kontschán, Anna Németh, Sándor Hornok   +14 more
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Morphological discrimination of human lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae) by eggs’ cap-like operculum [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Human lice have long been parasites of humans and are responsible for several epidemics in human medical history. However, their morphology, particularly head and body lice, remains very similar.
Mohammad Akhoundi, Hantatiana Juliana Heriniaina, Sophie Brun, Emma Benamari, Arezki Izri   +4 more
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Low levels of chicken body louse (Menacanthus stramineus) infestations affect chicken welfare in a cage-free housing system [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background The chicken body louse is an obligate ectoparasite of domestic chickens. Chicken body lice feed on feathers, and infestation with this louse is linked to decreases in egg production, hen weight, and feed conversion efficiency.
Amy C. Murillo, Alireza Abdoli, Richard A. Blatchford, Eammon J. Keogh, Alec C. Gerry   +4 more
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Fur microbiome as a putative source of symbiotic bacteria in sucking lice [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Symbiosis between insects and bacteria has been established countless times. While it is well known that the symbionts originated from a variety of different bacterial taxa, it is usually difficult to determine their environmental source and a route of ...
Jana Martin Říhová, Shruti Gupta, Eva Nováková, Václav Hypša   +3 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, Iman Zia, Aisha Liaqat, Syeda Rabab Jaffer, Farozaan Shamail   +4 more
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Gambling and Aging: An Overview of a Risky Behavior

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
Gambling is a field of study that has grown since the 2000s. Much research has focused on adolescents and youth as a vulnerable population. The rate of aging gamblers is increasing; however, evidence-based knowledge of this population is still too sparse.
Maylis Fontaine, Céline Lemercier, Céline Bonnaire, Isabelle Giroux, Jacques Py, Isabelle Varescon, Valérie Le Floch   +6 more
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Borrelia recurrentis employs a novel multifunctional surface protein with anti-complement, anti-opsonic and invasive potential to escape innate immunity [PDF]

, 2009
Borrelia recurrentis, the etiologic agent of louse-borne relapsing fever in humans, has evolved strategies, including antigenic variation, to evade immune defence, thereby causing severe diseases with high mortality rates.
AG Barbour, AG Barbour, AG Barbour, AG Barbour, AS Coleman, C Neeleman, C Siegel, C Skerka, CA Brissette, Christiane Brenner, CS Brooks, D Raoult, David M. Ojcius, DJ Grab, E Rossmann, E Rossmann, GD Wieland, H Fuchs, J Bunikis, JA Gebbia, JC Scott, JC Setubal, JL Coleman, JV McDowell, K Hartmann, KM Hovis, KM Hovis, KO Sundnes, L Houhamdi, Markus M. Simon, MD Kramer, Melanie Schott, MK Pangburn, NM Ras, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Stewart, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter Kraiczy, PF Zipfel, PF Zipfel, PM Southern, RD Horstmann, Reinhard Wallich, S Hammerschmidt, S Kuhn, S Kuhn, S Poltermann, S Ram, Sally J. Cutler, SH Rooijakkers, SJ Cutler, Sonja Grosskinsky, T Meri, T Meri, WR Zuckert   +59 more
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