head louse

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Prevalence of Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) Infestation and Associated Factors Among Primary Schoolchildren in Bayengan City, West of Iran.

Screening for prevalence and associated risk factors of head lice among primary school student in Assiut City

The use of unproven and in many cases ineffective products may prolong head louse infections.

Health Zone: Jill Palmer's medical casebook: medical notes

quintana DNA was found in 1 (3%) head louse and in 4 (14%) body lice, but the difference was not significant.

Borrelia recurrentis in head lice, Ethiopia

4) "Prevalence of head louse infestation among school-aged children is usually reported as under 10% but may be as high as 40% in certain circumstances and locations.

Primary grade teachers' knowledge and perceptions of head lice. (Research Papers)

Fact: The potential for disease transmission via head louse should never be underestimated.

The Holiday Survival Guide When Lice Come to Visit

From 50 randomly selected persons, each of whom had at least 3 body lice and 3 head lice; we selected 1 head louse and 1 body louse from each person for amplification and sequencing of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b as described (11).