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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Parasite management in aquaculture exerts selection on salmon louse behaviour
Evolutionary Applications, 2021 The evolution of pest resistance to management strategies is a major challenge for farmed systems. Mitigating the effects of pest adaptation requires identifying the selective pressures imposed by these strategies.
Andrew Coates +3 more
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Tests on the efficacy of amitraz, ivermectin and eprinomectin for control of lice in goats
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2022 Ectoparasitic infestations with Linognathus stenopsis and Bovicola caprae are a serious concern in goat farms, especially during the winter and spring. This study tested the efficacy of three modern insecticide drugs (ivermectin, eprinomectin and amitraz)
P. Prelezov, N. Nizamov, P. Veleva
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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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What makes a host profitable? Parasites balance host nutritive resources against immunity [PDF]
, 2008 Numerous host qualities can modulate parasite fitness, and among these, host nutritive resources and immunity are of prime importance. Indeed, parasite fitness increases with the amount of nutritive resources extracted from the host body and decreases ...
Bize, P. +3 more
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Endosymbiotic bacteria of the boar louse Haematopinus apri (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Anoplura)
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Insects exclusively feeding on vertebrate blood are usually dependent on symbiotic bacteria for provisioning of B vitamins. Among them, sucking lice are prominent in that their symbiotic bacteria as well as their symbiotic organs exhibit striking ...
Yudai Nishide +8 more
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Data incongruence and the problem of avian louse phylogeny [PDF]
, 2004 Recent studies based on different types of data (i.e. morphological and molecular) have supported conflicting phylogenies for the genera of avian feather lice (Ischnocera: Phthiraptera).
Archie J. W. +52 more
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Allee Effects May Slow the Spread of Parasites in a Coastal Marine Ecosystem [PDF]
, 2011 Allee effects are thought to mediate the dynamics of population colonization, particularly for invasive species. However, Allee effects acting on parasites have rarely been considered in the analogous process of infectious disease establishment and ...
Connors, B. M. +3 more
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Changes in epidemiological patterns of sea lice infestation on farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Scotland between 1996 and 2006 [PDF]
, 2008 Analyses of a unique database containing sea lice records over an 11 year period provide evidence of changing infestation patterns in Scotland. The data, collected from more than 50 commercial Atlantic salmon farms, indicate that both species of sea lice
Bron J.E. +13 more
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Prevalence of Pediculus humanus capitis in a school of low socio-economy area in Rampur (U.P), India [PDF]
, 2009 The prevalence of head louse Pediculus humanus capitis on the school children of a low socio-economy area of Rampur, India was found to be 56% (n=300). Female children appeared lousier.
Ahmad, Aftab +3 more
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