West Nile virus detected in louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) collected from rehabilitated raptors in South Carolina [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), commonly known as keds or flat flies, are a family of insects that are obligate ectoparasites of birds and mammals, with 216 species documented worldwide.
Katherine M. Brown +8 more
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Louse Flies on the Fly: Host Macroecology Shapes Interspecific Variation in Ectoparasite Prevalence Among Migrating Birds [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe prevalence of ectoparasites is strongly affected by the host environment, which shapes not only host exposure, but also parasite transmission and survival.
Aleksandra Janiszewska +7 more
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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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Evolution of the egg glue protein in great ape lice inferred from its sequence comparisons across five louse types [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHumans 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
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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 +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 +6 more
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HUMAN LICE INFESTATION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT: A MINI-REVIEW [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2023 Three lice types infest man by contact or using infested tools: 1- Head louse (Pediculus hu-manus capitis), 2- Body louse (P. humanus humanus), & 3- Pubic louse or crab (Phthirus pubis),often spread by sexual contact, all races human worldwide are ...
TOSSON MORSY, AREEJ AL-GHABBAN
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Itching eyes after itching around the head
GMS 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
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Effect of demographic factors in pediculosis prevalence [PDF]
مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة, 2017 The study was conducted on students of primary schools for the people of the displaced provinces ( Anbar, Tikrit and Mawsil ) who are suffering in their housing overcrowding and low living standards and low level of health.
Sabah Ibrahim Hammadi +2 more
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International 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
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