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Repellency against head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis)
Parasitology Research, 2010The head louse problem increases at all levels of the international societies due to activities or life conditions that lead to often hair contacts among people. Lice occur exclusively on humans. Thus, they avoid dropping down from a head and therefore accept even a bad smelling hair of new a host.
Margit, Semmler +4 more
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Economic Considerations Associated With Pediculus humanus capitis Infestation
Clinical Pediatrics, 2004An estimated 6 to 12 million head lice infestations occur in the United States annually, with children ages 3 to 12 most likely to be affected. There are significant direct costs associated with treatment and indirect costs due to lost time from school. Anecdotal reports suggest that direct costs of treatment are in the hundreds of millions of dollars
Ronald C, Hansen, Judith, O'Haver
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Pediculus humanus subsp. capitis De Geer
2004Published as part of Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A. & Wrenn, William J., 2004, Ectoparasitic chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae), lice (Phthiraptera), and Hemiptera (Cimicidae and Reduviidae) from South Carolina, U. S. A., pp.
Reeves, Will K. +2 more
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Model for the control of pediculus humanus capitis
Public Health, 1996Abstract This study outlines a strategy for the control of head lice infestation in school children; supported by up to date epidemiological data collected over an 8 year period illustrating the benefits of such a strategy.
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Pediculus humanus capitis: an update.
Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica, et Adriatica, 2008Head lice infestation, or pediculosis capitis, caused by Pediculus humanus capitis, is a common health concern. In the US, where pediculosis capitis is the most prevalent parasitic infestation of children, 6 to 12 million people are affected every year. Pediculosis capitis remains confined to the scalp.
Krysicka Janniger, Camila +3 more
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Pediculus humanus capitis on children in Mahé, Seychelles
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1980The incidence of Pediculus humanus capitis infestation in pre-school and schoolchildren in Mahé, Seychelles, was investigated. High infestation rates were discovered, particularly in urban schoolchildren at district schools. Infestation in pre-schoolchildren increased with age. Girls were more infested than boys.
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Pediculus humanus subsp. capitis de Geer 1778
2013Published as part of Palma, Ricardo L. & Peck, Stewart B., 2013, An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands , pp.
Palma, Ricardo L., Peck, Stewart B.
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Epidemiology of Pediculus Humanus Capitis Infestation in Malaysian School Children
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1981A survey of 308,101 primary school children in Peninsular Malaysia conducted in 1979 by the School Health Services, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, revealed that 10.7% of children were infested with Pediculus humanus capitis. The prevalence rate was higher in the economically less advanced states of Terenganu (34%), Kelantan (23%), and Perlis (21%) than ...
B, Sinniah, D, Sinniah, B, Rajeswari
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Permethrin resistance in the head louse Pediculus capitis from Israel
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 1995Abstract Head lice, Pediculus capitis , were collected from children aged 3–12 years in Maale Adumin, a town near Jerusalem, after reports of control failure with the pyrethroid insecticide permethrin.
K Y, Mumcuoglu +6 more
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Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie - FMC, 2021
M.-H. Jégou, A. Dubois
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M.-H. Jégou, A. Dubois
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