"Pediculus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head louse.
| Descriptor ID |
D010374
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.690.060.716
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| Concept/Terms |
Head Louse- Head Louse
- Head Louses
- Louse, Head
- Louses, Head
- Head Lice
- Head Lices
- Lice, Head
- Lices, Head
Body Louse- Body Louse
- Body Louses
- Louse, Body
- Louses, Body
- Body Lice
- Body Lices
- Lice, Body
- Lices, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediculus" by people in Profiles.
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Head lice were also affected by COVID-19: a decrease on Pediculosis infestation during lockdown in Buenos Aires. Parasitol Res. 2021 Feb; 120(2):443-450.
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Genetic diversity of human head lice and molecular detection of associated bacterial pathogens in Democratic Republic of Congo. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Jun 07; 12(1):290.
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Head lice infestations in rural Honduras: the need for an integrated approach to control neglected tropical diseases. Int J Dermatol. 2019 May; 58(5):548-556.
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Value of mathematical models for epidemics: the plague paradigm. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Jan; 25(1):120.
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Complexin in ivermectin resistance in body lice. PLoS Genet. 2018 08; 14(8):e1007569.
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Mutations in GluCl associated with field ivermectin-resistant head lice from Senegal. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2018 Nov; 52(5):593-598.
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Detection of bacterial pathogens in clade E head lice collected from Niger's refugees in Algeria. Parasit Vectors. 2018 Jun 15; 11(1):348.
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Outbreak of Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever among Urban Dwellers in Arsi Zone, Central Ethiopia, from July to November 2016. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 06; 98(6):1599-1602.
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Body lice of homeless people reveal the presence of several emerging bacterial pathogens in northern Algeria. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 04; 12(4):e0006397.
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Molecular Survey of Head and Body Lice, Pediculus humanus, in France. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2018 05; 18(5):243-251.