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Lice Infestation and Lice Control Remedies in the Ukraine
Author(s) -
KURHANOVA I.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1374.070
Subject(s) - infestation , population , veterinary medicine , demography , biology , medicine , toxicology , environmental health , agronomy , sociology
A permanent decrease was seen in the prevalence of lice infestation among population of the Ukraine from 1990–2004. The prevalence of lice infestation among children under 14 years of age was 6–27 times more than that in adults. The highest figures were among children 7–14 years old. During all of the observation period there were changing tendencies relative to the groups. The greatest number of cases of infection with lice were noted in the months when the control inspections of children in education institutions were performed.