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Communications • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 40 (2) • Apr 2007 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822007000200022   copy

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

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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.

Head lice; Pediculus capitis; Pediculosis in old people’s homes; Brazil

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