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On the occurrence of the crab-louse (Phthirus pubis: Anoplura) in the hair of the head

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

P. A. Buxton
P. A. Buxton
Affiliation:
Professor of Medical Entomology, University of London, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Over 3000 samples of hair from the scalp have been examined from four places in Africa and three in Asia. In every sample (except one small one) infestations of crab-lice (Phthirus pubis) were found; in each place they were found in less than 1% of heads.

The view is emphasized that the crab-louse has several ways of spreading through the human community.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , March 1941 , pp. 117 - 118
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1941

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