For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of
childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a …

Lice may serve as biological or mechanical vectors for various infectious agents. To
investigate louse infestation of ruminants and pigs, and pathogens potentially transmitted by …

BACKGROUND: Lice infestation is a commonly encountered disorder in emergency
medicine. The louse survives from a blood meal from its host; hence, iron deficiency anemia …

Lice infestations are commonly seen in buffaloes, causing damage directly to the animal, ie,
itching, skin lesions, and anemia. In addition, these insects can also be vectors for infectious …

Unmanaged tick and sucking lice infestations negatively impact the health and production
potential of cattle. Described herein are two non-interference dose confirmation studies …

Fragmented mitochondrial (mt) genomes have been reported in 11 species of sucking lice
(suborder Anoplura) that infest humans, chimpanzees, pigs, horses, and rodents. There is …

Background Pediculosis in cattle causes significant itching, irritation and stress to the
animal, often resulting in skin damage and poor coat condition. The control of bovine …

Materials and Methods: Our survey of lice infestation was conducted on several animal
species from five provinces of North-eastern Algeria. A total of 57 cattle, 83 sheep, 77 goats …

Abstract Background The suborder Anoplura contains 540 species of blood-sucking lice that
parasitize over 840 species of eutherian mammals. Fragmented mitochondrial (mt) genomes …

This study was carried out in Basrah province, south of Iraq, during June 2016 to May 2017.
The survey was done with a total of 240 buffaloes, 124 (51.6%) were found infested with one …