Prevalence and monthly distribution of head lice using two diagnostic procedures in several age groups in Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil Prevalência e distribuição mensal do piolho da cabeça usando dois procedimentos de diagnóstico em vários grupos etários em Uberlândia, MG, Sudeste do Brasil

Prevalence and monthly distribution of head lice using two diagnostic procedures in several age groups in Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil Prevalência e distribuição mensal do piolho da cabeça usando dois procedimentos de diagnóstico em vários grupos etários em Uberlândia, MG, Sudeste do Brasil

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...

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Main Authors: Raquel Borges, Juliana J. Silva, Rosângela M. Rodrigues, Júlio Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2007-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Piolhos da cabeça
Pediculus capitis
Pediculose em asilos
Brasil
Head lice
Pediculosis in old people’s homes
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822007000200022

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