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Molecular survey of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestation among disadvantaged children in Klang Valley, Malaysia.
- Source :
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Tropical biomedicine [Trop Biomed] 2021 Dec 01; Vol. 38 (4), pp. 590-593. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Ectoparasitic infestations including pediculosis capitis are common in people of disadvantaged communities as they live in overcrowded institutions, a condition that often favourable for disease transmission. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of head lice infestation among disadvantaged children aged between five to 14 years-old living in five poor conditions located across the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Of total 335 children examined, 14% were positively infected with head lice. Molecular analysis using the universal cytochrome c oxidase subunit I ( COI) barcoding gene on total of 167 head lice collected in this study indicated they are belonging to the A and C clades; confirming the global distribution of clade A and expansion of clade C in Southeast Asia, which is reported for the first time in Malaysia.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2521-9855
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Tropical biomedicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35001925
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.38.4.102