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Independent and repeated acquisition of Sodalis endosymbiotic bacteria across the diversification of feather lice [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science
Many parasitic insects, including lice, form close relationships with endosymbiotic bacteria that are crucial for their survival. In this study, we used genomic sequencing to investigate the distribution and evolutionary history of the bacterial genus ...
Juliana Soto-Patiño   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Evolution of the egg glue protein in great ape lice inferred from its sequence comparisons across five louse types [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
Humans host three types of parasitic louse: the conspecific head and body lice differing in habitat (scalp and clothing), and the pubic louse which is a distinct species adapted to coarser body hair.
Chae Won Park   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Quantitative risk assessment of salmon louse-induced mortality of seaward-migrating post-smolt Atlantic salmon

open access: yesEpidemics, 2018
The Norwegian government recently implemented a new management system to regulate salmon farming in Norway, aiming to promote environmentally sustainable growth in the aquaculture industry.
Lars Qviller, Hildegunn Viljugrein
exaly   +3 more sources

The Salmon Louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae) Life Cycle Has Only Two Chalimus Stages

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Each year the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirussalmonis Krøyer, 1838) causes multi-million dollar commercial losses to the salmon farming industry world-wide, and strict lice control regimes have been put in place to reduce the release of salmon louse larvae ...
Christiane Eichner, , Sussie Dalvin
exaly   +3 more sources

A first report of the detection of Avipoxvirus genomic sequences in louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) [PDF]

open access: yesParasitology
The Hippoboscidae are ectoparasites of birds and mammals, which, as a group, are known to vector multiple diseases. Avipoxvirus (APV) is mechanically vectored by various arthropods and causes seasonal disease in wild birds in the United Kingdom (UK ...
Denise Wawman   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Severe Lice Infestation in Patient of Atopic Dermatitis [PDF]

open access: yesLiaquat 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
doaj   +1 more source

Gambling and Aging: An Overview of a Risky Behavior

open access: yesBehavioral 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative analyses of the fragmented mitochondrial genomes of wild pig louse Haematopinus apri from China and Japan

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
The wild pig louse Haematopinus apri is one of the commonest ectoparasites of wild pigs. In the present study, the entire mitochondrial (mt) genome of wild pig louse H.
Yu Nie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Itching eyes after itching around the head

open access: yesGMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2020
Objective: To report the occurrence and management of an eyelashes infestation by Phthirus pubis.Methods: A 27-year-old female presented with itching in her right eye and head after she had been traveling in southern Italy five days earlier.
Tabuenca Del Barrio, Laura   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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