Infestation status of head louse and treatment with lindane shampoo in children of primary school and kindergarten in Chinju-shi, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea | Zendy

YongChan Ha | Zendy; Jung Min Heo | Zendy; Hyung Joon Kim | Zendy; Gi Moon Go | Zendy; Sang Jeong Lee | Zendy; Song Hoan Jeong | Zendy; Seung In Ahn | Zendy; Min Cheol Kim | Zendy; Jeong Eun Kim | Zendy; Hyee Young Song | Zendy; Jeong Woon Park | Zendy; Byung Sung Kim | Zendy; WoonMok Sohn | Zendy

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Infestation status of head louse and treatment with lindane shampoo in children of primary school and kindergarten in Chinju-shi, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea

Author(s) -

YongChan Ha,

Jung Min Heo,

Hyung Joon Kim,

Gi Moon Go,

Sang Jeong Lee,

Song Hoan Jeong,

Seung In Ahn,

Min Cheol Kim,

Jeong Eun Kim,

Hyee Young Song,

Jeong Woon Park,

Byung Sung Kim,

WoonMok Sohn

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

korean journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1738-0006

pISSN - 0023-4001

DOI - 10.3347/kjp.2000.38.1.41

Subject(s) - pediculosis , lindane , shampoo , infestation , louse , nymph , veterinary medicine , toxicology , biology , medicine , pesticide , zoology , ecology , horticulture , pathology

The infestation status of head louse among children attending primary schools and kindergartens in Chinju-shi, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea, was investigated between June and July 1999. Out of 2,288 children examined, 3.9% of boys (48/1,242) and 23.5% of girls (246/1,046) were infested with nits or adult/nymphs of lice. The effectiveness of lindane shampoo (1% gamma benzene hexachloride solution) was evaluated after one or two time applications to all the children infested. The negative conversion rate of pediculosis was 93.5%. Effective control measures are needed to control and prevent such ectoparasite infestation amongst children.

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