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Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2021 Managing salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis outbreaks is a crucial part of salmon aquaculture in sea cages. Treatment management strategies can be optimized with the aid of salmon-louse population dynamic models.
TJ Kragesteen +3 more
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Where Are We With Human Lice? A Review of the Current State of Knowledge
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Pediculus humanus is an obligate bloodsucking ectoparasite of human that includes two ecotypes, head louse and body louse, which differ slightly in morphology and biology, but have distinct ecologies.
Nadia Amanzougaghene +7 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background The body and head lice of humans are conspecific, but only the body louse functions as a vector to transmit bacterial pathogens such as Bartonella quintana. Both louse subspecies have only two antimicrobial peptides, defensin 1 and defensin 2.
Kyungjae Andrew Yoon +3 more
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observation of head louse through foldscope.
, 2022 observation of head louse through ...
Parul Kulshreshtha, Praveen Rahi
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Louse flies on birds of Baja California [PDF]
, 2012 Louse flies were collected from 401 birds of 32 species captured in autumn of 1996 in Baja California Sur (México). Only one louse fly species (Microlynchia pusilla) was found.
Blanco, Guillermo +2 more
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Changing Demographics and Prevalence of Body Lice among Homeless Persons, Marseille, France
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 The prevalence of body lice among 2,288 sheltered homeless persons in the city of Marseille during 2000–2017 was 12.2% and significantly decreased over time. We report a positive association between body lice infestations and older age, duration of stays
Tran Duc Anh Ly +7 more
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Homelessness and Organ Donor–Derived Bartonella quintana Infection
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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Acinetobacter baumannii in Human Body Louse
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 While we were isolating Bartonella quintana from body lice, 40 Acinetobacter baumannii strains were also isolated and genotyped. One clone was unique and the other was ampicillin susceptible. A.
Bernard La Scola, Didier Raoult
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Journal of Parasite ScienceRats and other mammalian species co-inhabiting or living in proximity with humans can serve as potential reservoir hosts and may contribute to the transmission of parasitic infections.
Helenar Chan +4 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 Louse flies (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) are ectoparasites often found on birds. As they spend most of their life on their host, they are not often collected or studied. Hence, little is known about their species richness and prevalence on raptors in Canada.
Valerie Levesque-Beaudin +1 more
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