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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LOUSE PROBLEM [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1919 The demobilization of armies is usually associated with the introduction of epidemic diseases into civil communities. There is great possibility of louseborne diseases gaining entrance into the United States unless necessary measures are taken to exclude them.
H. Plotz
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Independent and repeated acquisition of Sodalis endosymbiotic bacteria across the diversification of feather lice [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceMany 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
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A first report of the detection of Avipoxvirus genomic sequences in louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) [PDF]
ParasitologyThe 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
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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 ScienceLong-tailed ground squirrels (LTGRs, Spermophilus undulatus) are known as reservoirs of multiple arthropod-borne pathogens, such as Yersinia pestis and Bartonella rochalimae.
Xiaoshuang Han +13 more
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Homelessness and Organ Donor–Derived Bartonella quintana Infection [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesLouseborne Bartonella quintana infections in the United States occur almost exclusively among persons experiencing homelessness because of inadequate access to hygiene resources.
Rachel Henderson +4 more
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Epidemics, 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
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PLoS 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
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Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2022 Background: Louse-fly (Lipoptena spp.) and ticks are blood-sucking ectoparasites of domestic and wild animals and accidentally of humans. Globally, there is little information on the medical importance of these ectoparasites, but there are studies that ...
Melina Maribel Ojeda Chi +2 more
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Investigations on the occurrence of West Nile virus, Usutu virus and Sindbis virus RNA in avian louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) collected in Germany (2016–2022) [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground As living vectors, arthropods play a crucial role in the transmission of viruses, bacteria and parasites. Previous research on virus transmission has focussed mainly on the roles of mosquitoes and ticks, while the potential importance of other
Markus Freick +7 more
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