Affiliation:
1. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2. Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Abstract
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.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Parasitology
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