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Prevalence and risk factors associated with pediculosis capitis in an impoverished urban community in Lima, Peru

Lesshafft, Hannah; Baier, Andreas; Guerra, Humberto; Terashima, Angelica; Feldmeier, Hermann (Medknow Publications, 2013)

Background: Pediculosis capitis is a ubiquitous parasitic skin disease associated with intense pruritus of the scalp. In developing countries it frequently affects children and adults, but epidemiological data at the ...
Sand-swimming behaviour reduces ectoparasitism in an iguanian lizard.

Toyama, Ken S.; Florian, Jose C.; Ruiz, Emily J.; Gonzales, Wilfredo L.; Gianoli, Ernesto (Springer, 2019)

Sand swimming behaviour occurs in several lizard clades. Known ecological advantages of sand swimming include reduced predation risk and enhanced thermoregulation. We addressed whether, by way of sand abrasion, sand-swimming ...

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