Background In the treatment of human head lice infestation, healthcare providers are increasingly concerned about lice becoming resistant to existing pesticide treatments. Traditional pesticides ...
Head lice infestation is a fairly common problem globally, with 6–12 million cases in children ages 3–11 reported annually in the US alone, [1] and is typically observed in the school-aged ...
The small parasites, which live on human heads, have plagued school classrooms ... To complete the study, the researchers looked at 175 head lice from 18 sampling locations and nine geographic ...