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Nota sobre Pediculus mjöbergi Ferris [PDF]

open access: diamondMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1937
Fabio Leoni Werneck
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Embryonic Development of Pediculus humanus capitis: Morphological Update and Proposal of New External Markers for the Differentiation Between Early, Medium, and Late Eggs [PDF]

open access: hybridActa Parasitologica, 2023
Background and Objectives The head louse Pediculus humanus capitis is a cosmopolitan ectoparasite that causes pediculosis. In the study of human lice, little research focuses on embryonic development.
Blanca E. Álvarez-Fernández   +3 more
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Prevalência e intensidade da infestação por Pediculus humanus capitis em escolares de seis a onze anos Prevalence and parasitism intensity by Pediculus humanus capitis in six to eleven-year-old schoolchildren [PDF]

open access: diamondRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004
O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a intensidade de infestação por Pediculus humanus capitis e sua variação segundo o gênero e a idade, em 181 escolares de seis a onze anos de uma escola primária.
Silvia Catalá   +8 more
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High Genetic Diversity and Rickettsia felis in Pediculus humanus Lice Infesting Mbuti (pygmy people), -Democratic Republic of Congo

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Pediculus humanus is an obligate bloodsucking parasite of humans that has two ecotypes, the head louse and the body louse, which share an intimate history of coevolution with their human host.
Nadia Amanzougaghene   +13 more
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pediculus Capitis Prevention and Control and Their Predictors among Schoolchildren in Woreta Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Pediatrics, 2020
Background. Pediculus capitis is a human head lice infestation, a major public health issue that is most prevalent in resource-limited countries globally.
Henok Dagne   +5 more
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Infestação por Pediculus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae) no Município de São Paulo, SP, Brasil [PDF]

open access: greenRevista de Saúde Pública, 1998
Adultos, ninfas e lêndeas da espécie Pediculus humanus foram encontrados em barraco, infestando roupas de cama e vestes de três habitantes em uma favela na cidade de São Paulo, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil.
Linardi Pedro Marcos   +5 more
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The importance of Hair and Scalp Hygiene for pediculus humanus capitis epidemic prevention

open access: goldJurnal Ners, 2017
Introduction: Pediculus humanus capitis have cosmopolite attributes, and normally affect school age children. This research aims at obtaining the number of people infested with pediculus humanus capitis and is categorized by the age, sex, education ...
Maria Vonny Rumampuk
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Hidden in plain sight: Pediculosis corporis identified through dermoscopy [PDF]

open access: yesIDCases
Pediculosis corporis is an ectoparasitic infestation often overlooked due to its nonspecific symptoms and association with poor hygiene and overcrowding. We report a case of a 75-year-old man presenting with generalized pruritus and excoriations, where a
V. Vijay   +2 more
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Formulation and Effectiveness Test of Red Ginger (Zingiber officinale var. Rubrum) and Starfruit (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) Combination Shampoo Against Pediculus humanus capitis

open access: diamondBiology, Medicine & Natural Product Chemistry
Some of the natural ingredients that have the potential to be developed into a health product for pediculosis are red ginger (Zingiber officinale var. Rubrum) and star fruit (Averrhoa bilimbi L.).
Reza Anindita   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cancer and One Health: tumor-bearing individuals can act as super spreaders of symbionts in communities [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
Recent theoretical advances in the One Health approach have suggested that cancer pathologies should be given greater consideration, as cancers often render their hosts more vulnerable to infectious agents, which could turn them into super spreaders ...
Sophie Tissot   +10 more
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