Lice (Phthiraptera)

Publication Type:Book Chapter
Year of Publication:2019
Authors:L. A. Durden
Editor:G. R. Mullen, Durden L. A.
Book Title:Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Chapter:7
Edition:3rd
Pagination:79 - 106
Publisher:Academic Press
City:Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
ISBN Number:3-9780128140444, p-9780128140437
Keywords:Chewing lice, lice, Louse-borne diseases, Medical importance, sucking lice, veterinary importance
Abstract:

The taxonomy, morphology, life history, and medical and veterinary importance of parasitic sucking lice and chewing lice are discussed. Important lice that parasitize humans, pets, and livestock animals are documented. Louse-borne diseases, including epidemic typhus, trench fever, louse-borne relapsing fever, and swinepox, are detailed. The chapter concludes with an overview of methods used to prevent and control louse infestations and associated louse-borne diseases

URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128140437000078?via%3Dihub
DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-814043-7.00007-8
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