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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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Raquel Borges, Juliana J. Silva, Rosângela M. Rodrigues, Júlio Mendes
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2007
Subjects:
Piolhos da cabeça
Pediculus capitis
Pediculose em asilos
Brasil
Head lice
Pediculosis in old people’s homes
Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Sudeste
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822007000200022
https://doaj.org/article/889e108a0671487b9c49b5cc2284c72a
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Summary: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. Alguns aspectos da epidemiologia do piolho da cabeça, Pediculus capitis, foram estudados usando dois procedimentos: análise de cabelos cortados e inspeção das cabeças. As mais altas prevalências foram observadas no meio e no final dos semestres escolares. Ambos os procedimentos apontaram as crianças como o principal reservatório desta pediculose em Uberlândia.

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