Because topical compounds based on insecticidal chemicals are the mainstay of head lice treatment, but resistance is increasing, alternatives, such as herbs and oils are being sold to treat head lice. To test a commercial shampoo based on seed extract of Azadirachta indica (neem tree) for its in vitro effect, head lice (n=17) were collected from school children in Australia and immersed in Wash...

BACKGROUND Head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, occur in four divergent mitochondrial clades (A, B, C and D), each having particular geographical distributions. Recent studies suggest that head lice, as is the case of body lice, can act as a vector for louse-borne diseases. Therefore, understanding the genetic diversity of lice worldwide is of critical importance to our understanding of the ri...

head lice contamination has a global distribution and it is regarded as a main health problem throughout the world. given the importance of physical health of students and head lice prevalence at school age, we aimed to examine the rate of head lice contamination among primary school students in the villages of abadan in 2012. in this descriptive study, 624 students were randomly selected from ...

BACKGROUND There are many different types of pediculicides available OTC in Australia. In this study we compare the efficacy and safety of three topical pediculicides: a pediculicide containing melaleuca oil (tea tree oil) and lavender oil (TTO/LO); a head lice "suffocation" product; and a product containing pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide (P/PB). METHOD This study was a randomised, assesso...

Pediculosis capitis is an infestation of Pediculus humanus var. Capitis or commonly called head lice on the hair and scalp humans. The disease has become endemic worldwide both in developed developing countries, with most infestations occurring school-age children. In Indonesia alone cases pediculosis from 2016 to 2019 are still widely found a percentage that high for example provinces Aceh, Pe...