Prevalence and monthly distribution of head lice using two diagnostic procedures in several age groups in Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Raquel Borges²  Juliana J. Silva¹  Rosângela M. Rodrigues¹  Júlio Mendes¹ 

[1] ,Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Laboratório de Vetores de Malaria e Dengue Manaus AM

关键词: Head lice;    Pediculus capitis;    Pediculosis in old people’s homes;    Brazil;    Piolhos da cabeça;    Pediculus capitis;    Pediculose em asilos;    Brasil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822007000200022

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Some epidemiological characteristics of head lice, Pediculus capitis, were studied using two procedures: cut hair analysis and head inspection. Higher prevalence rates were observed in the middle and at the end of the school terms. Both procedures indicated that children were the main reservoir for this type of pediculosis in Uberlândia.

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