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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 [PDF]

International 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, Awel Aba Biya, Amanuel Tirfie, Walelegn Worku Yallew, Zewudu Andualem, Baye Dagnew   +5 more
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Prevalence of Pediculus capitis in schoolchildren in Battambang, Cambodia

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2019
Background/Purpose: Pediculus capitis is the most common human ectoparasite. When it feeds on the blood through the scalp of its host, the anticoagulant in its saliva causes scalp inflammation and itching, and consequent scratching by the host causes ...
Chien-Wei Liao, Po-Ching Cheng, Ting-Wu Chuang, Kuan-Chih Chiu, I-Chen Chiang, Juo-Han Kuo, Yun-Hung Tu, Yu-Min Fan, Hai-Tao Jiang, Chia-Kwung Fan   +9 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]

Revista 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, Lorena Carrizo, Marina Córdoba, Roxana Khairallah, Fabrizio Moschella, Julio Nacif Bocca, Ana Nieto Calvo, Judiht Torres, Rodrigo Tutino   +8 more
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Detection and Genetic Diversity of Heritable Bacterial Symbionts in Human Lice Based on 16S-rRNA Gene. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol Rep
Candidatus Riesia pediculicola and Wolbachia were found in 79.6% and 95.2% of head lice, and 81.8% and 100% of body lice. Candidatus Riesia pthiripubis and Wolbachia appeared in 41.7% and 75% of pubic lice. Maximum‐likelihood 16S‐rRNA phylogeny revealed substantial heterogeneity within symbiont populations. ABSTRACT Human lice are obligate bloodsucking
Marteau A, Brun S, Izri A, Akhoundi M.
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The Prevalence of Pediculosis in Southern Iran From 2016 to 2021. [PDF]

J Trop Med
Introduction One important measure of community and personal hygiene is the prevalence of lice. Healthcare providers and strategists must analyze this illness across several groups if they are to create sensible plans and services for its decrease. The objective of this study was to find the prevalence of head lice in Iranian endemic regions.
Soltani A, Azizi K, Poushpas A, Hamedpour R, Parvizi MM, Fazelzadeh Haghighi SA, Fazelzadeh Haghighi N.   +6 more
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Burden and Experiences of Head Lice Infestation Among Children in Western Australia. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res
Background Head lice is an ectoparasitic skin infection commonly seen in primary school–aged children. In remote Australia, where rates of other skin infections and downstream sequelae are endemic, the rate of head lice infestation is unknown. Methods This multimethod observational study is aimed at describing the burden of head lice for remote ...
Barrow T, Enkel S, Thomas H, Amgarth-Duff I, McRae T, Anderson L, Marsh J, Burgess R, Newton R, Bowen A.   +9 more
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Prevalence of Pediculus humunus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis, and Pthirus pubis in Al-Kut, Iraq [PDF]

Archives of Razi Institute, 2022
Lice infestations or pediculosis occurs throughout the world and is caused by Pediculus humunus capitis (head louse), Pediculus humanus corporis (body louse), and Pthirus pubis (crab louse). This study was conducted within March-October 2020 and aimed to
A Khais Muri Laabusi, M Mohsan Rhadi
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Epidemiological and Clinical Study of Infested Cases with Pediculus capitis and P. corporis in Khorasan-e-Razavi, Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2012
Background: Pediculosis (head lice) is considered as one of the most common health problems of the students in primary schools. The purpose of this study was to survey the prevalence rate of the infesta­tion in the schools of Gonabad City (south of ...
H Ramezani Awal Riabi, AR Atarodi
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Pemeriksaan dan Pendidikan Pencegahan Pedikulosis Kapitis pada Santri Pesantren Jabal Nur Kecamatan Kandis, Kabupaten Siak, Provinsi Riau

Ethos: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat, 2021
. Pediculosis capitis is an infectious parasitic disease which is still a health problem, especially for people who live together in groups. Pesantren is a place where a group of students study and live together. They carry out daily activities together,
Esy Maryanti, Enny Lestari, Afrinaldi Aldi, Fadly Mulia, Mislindawati Linda   +4 more
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Incidence of Pediculus Humanus Capitis Among Children in AL-Alam Village [PDF]

Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2006
Pediculus humanus capitis (head louse) infestation is a common problem in school aged children. A cross-sectional study done in AL-Alam village in Salahadin Province in 2002 aimed to estimate the incidence of Pediculus capitis among primary school ...
Sabah Mohammed Salih
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