@article {46100,
	title = {The prevalence of lice infesting students of primary, preparatory and secondary schools in Cairo, Egypt},
	journal = {Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology},
	volume = {31},
	year = {2001},
	month = {2001},
	pages = {43 - 50},
	abstract = {<p>Human lice (head and body) are among the arthropod-ectoparasites of worldwide distribution. Examining students in primary, preparatory and secondary schools recorded prevalence rates of 21.86\%, 30.38\% and 12.94\% respectively. The overall rate of the lice infestation in the three schools was 384 out of 1772 or 21.67\%. The prevalence rate of lice infestation among males and females were 17.02\% \&amp; 37.8\% (primary school), 27.8\% \&amp; 33.1\% (preparatory school), and 12.0\% \&amp; 13.9\% (secondary school). These totaled 17.7\% (males) and 30.26\% (females). The overall ratio of head to body lice was 18.2:1. Consequently, lice mainly the head louse, are still a public health problem particularly among female students in the primary and preparatory schools. In the secondary school prevalence rate of the lice infestation was low. So human lice is still a community health problem.</p>
},
	keywords = {adolescent, animals, child, Egypt, humans, Lice Infestations/epidemiology/parasitology, Lice/classification, Prevalence, schools, Sex Factors, Students},
	url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10925506_The_prevalence_of_lice_infesting_students_of_primary_preparatory_and_secondary_schools_in_Cairo_Egypt},
	author = {Morsy,Tosson A. and el-Ela,R. G. and Mawla,M. Y. and Khalaf,S. A.}
}
@article {46021,
	title = {A preliminary pilot survey on head lice, pediculosis in Sharkia Governorate and treatment of lice with natural plant extracts},
	journal = {Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology},
	volume = {32},
	year = {2002},
	note = {LR: 20041117; JID: 8102141; 0 (Plant Extracts); ppublish},
	month = {2002},
	pages = {725 - 736},
	address = {Egypt},
	abstract = {Twelve different representative areas in Sharkia Governorate were surveyed for head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis. The pre-valence was investigated among 120 houses containing 2,448 individual, with different age, sex and socioeconomic status. Examination was done by naked eye aided with hand-lens. A total of 137 individuals were infested. Infestation rates were higher in the rural areas with low socioeconomic levels, concrete houses with over-crowded family members. Children had significantly higher infestation rates than adults. Males had lower infestation rates than females. However, the hair length and permanent hair washing were the factors accounted for both age and sex difference in prevalence of pediculosis. Head lice infestations were found all over the year, but increased in summer and spring. One hundred infested patients (90 females and 10 males) with different aged and hair length were treated with tour mixed cream from plants Lawsonia alba L. (Henna). Trigonella faemum-gracanum (Fenugreek), Hibiscus cannabinus (Hibiscus) and Artemisia cina (Wormseed). The head lice completely disappeared within a week among those patients treated by henna mixed with aqueous extract of sheah (100\%) or mixed with helba (75\%) or with karkada (50\%).},
	keywords = {adolescent, adult, Age Distribution, animals, child, Child, Preschool, Egypt, Hibiscus/chemistry, humans, Infant, Lawsonia Plant/chemistry, Lice Infestations/drug therapy/epidemiology, Pediculus, Phytotherapy, Pilot Projects, Plant Extracts, Prevalence, scalp dermatoses, Seasons, Sex Distribution, Trigonella/chemistry},
	isbn = {0253-5890},
	author = {El-Basheir,Z. M. and Fouad,M. A.}
}
