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human head lice and pubic lice reveal the presence of several acinetobacter species in algiers, algeria.there are two majorspecies of medically important lice that parasitize humans: phthirus pubis, found in pubic hair, and pediculus humanus. pediculus humanus consists of two eco types that live in specific niches on the human host: body lice (pediculus humanus humanus), found on the human body and clothing, and head lice (pediculus humanus capitis), found on the scalp. to date, only body lice are known to be vectors of human disease; however, it has recently been reported that the dna of several ...201728750865
potential role of head lice, pediculus humanus capitis, as vectors of rickettsia prowazekii.since the pioneering work of charles nicolle in 1909 [see gross (1996) proc natl acad sci usa 93:10539-10540] most medical officers and scientists have assumed that body lice are the sole vectors of rickettsia prowazekii, the aetiological agent of louse-borne epidemic typhus (lbet). here we review the evidence for the axiom that head lice are not involved in epidemics of lbet. laboratory experiments demonstrate the ability of head lice to transmit r. prowazekii, but evidence for this in the fiel ...200312783309
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