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Tick-, Flea-, and Louse-Borne Diseases of Public Health and Veterinary Significance in Nigeria
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018 Mosquito-borne diseases are common high-impact diseases in tropical and subtropical areas. However, other non-mosquito vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) may share their geographic distribution, seasonality, and clinical manifestations, thereby contributing ...
Oluwaseun Oguntomole +2 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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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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Mortality caused by aqueous extract of the leaves of Datura stramineus to goat biting louse, Bovicola caprae (Phthiraptera) [PDF]
, 2018 Extensive and indiscriminate use of organic lousicides is leading to environmental hazards i.e. persistence of residues, development of resistance and targeting of non-target beneficial organism.
Ahmad, Aftab +2 more
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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, 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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Characterizing the microbiome of ectoparasitic louse flies feeding on migratory raptors.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) are obligate ectoparasites that often cause behavioral, pathogenic, and evolutionary effects on their hosts. Interactions between ectoparasites and avian hosts, especially migrating taxa, may influence avian pathogen ...
Rebecca A McCabe +6 more
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Temporal and spatial variations in lice numbers on salmon farms in the Hardanger fjord 2004-06 [PDF]
, 2009 The long and narrow Hardanger fjord in western Norway has a high density of salmon farms and has had severe salmon lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, problems.
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