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Synergistic activity of antibiotics combined with ivermectin to kill body lice

open access: yes, 2016
International audienceIvermectin and doxycycline have been found to be independently effective in killing body lice. In this study, 450 body lice were artificially fed on a Parafilm TM membrane with human blood associated with antibiotics (doxycycline ...
Gaudart, Jean   +4 more
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Human lice (1997) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
There are three recognized kinds of human lice, whose common names indicate their preferred feeding site: head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis); body lice (Pediculus humanus humanus); and crab or pubic lice (Phthirus pubis).
Sanders, Darryl P.
core   +1 more source

Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Gaza Strip: Epidemiological Drivers, Health System Disruptions, and Global Implications: A Narrative Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The Gaza Strip has faced prolonged blockade, recurrent military conflicts, and systemic infrastructure collapse since October 2023, resulting in an unprecedented public health crisis characterized by surging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Nima Farhadi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human ectoparasites and the spread of plague in Europe during the Second Pandemic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, can spread through human populations by multiple transmission pathways. Today, most human plague cases are bubonic, caused by spillover of infected fleas from rodent epizootics, or pneumonic, caused by ...
Alsofrom   +21 more
core   +1 more source

Human rickettsial infections in India - A review

open access: yesJournal of Vector Borne Diseases
Rickettsial infections are emerging and/or re-emerging disease that poses a serious global threat to humans and animals. Transmission to humans and animals is through the bite of the ectoparasites including ticks, fleas and chigger mites.
J Pradeep, V Anitharaj, B Sangeetha
doaj   +1 more source

Dengue Fever and Its Burden in Burkina Faso: An Overview

open access: yesReviews in Medical Virology, Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Dengue fever is an arbovirus disease caused by the dengue virus and has been diagnosed in Burkina Faso for many years. In recent decades, the disease has become a growing concern, thereby impacting the public health system. Several factors contribute to the pathogenesis of dengue fever, including the immune system and the virulence of ...
Wendimi Fatimata Belem   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long‐term trends, and data gaps

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2542-2583, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far‐reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of alien species represents the most effective solution to reducing their impacts on nature and human well‐being.
Hanno Seebens   +64 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergence of vector-borne diseases during war and conflict [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Bereits in archaischer Zeit war der direkte Zusammenhang zwischen Kriegen und dem epidemischen Auftreten von Infektionserkrankungen bekannt und gefürchtet (SMALLMAN-RAYNOR & CLIFF, 2004).
Faulde, Michael
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«Air, sun, water»: Ideology and activities of OZE (Society for the preservation of the health of the Jewish population) during the interwar period [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper follows the social and political history of OZE, the Society for the Preservation of the Health of the Jewish Population, in the interwar period. We focus on two campaigns against typhus and favus, the first two disease oriented efforts by OZE,
Davidovitch, Nadav, Zalashik, Rakefet
core   +4 more sources

The Effect of Climate Change on Emergence and Evolution of Zoonotic Diseases in Asia

open access: yesZoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 7, Page 587-611, November 2025.
ABSTRACT As the climate of Asia changes under the influence of global warming, the incidence and spatial distribution of known zoonoses will evolve, and new zoonoses are expected to emerge as a result of greater exposure to organisms which currently occur only in wildlife.
Roger S. Morris, Masako Wada
wiley   +1 more source

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