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Patterns of parasite abundance and distribution in island populations of Galápagos endemic birds.

Anticholinesterase and pediculicidal activities of monoterpenoids.

What’s in a name: The taxonomic status of human head and body lice

Different genes govern Yersinia pestis pathogenicity in Caenorhabditis elegans and human lice.

Temperature and humidity effects on off-host survival of the Northern fowl mite (Acari: Macronyssidae) and the chicken body louse (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae).

First and southernmost records of Hirsutella (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) and Pandora (Zygomycota: Entomophthorales) species infecting Dermaptera and Psocodea.

The genome of Borrelia recurrentis, the agent of deadly louse-borne relapsing fever, is a degraded subset of tick-borne Borrelia duttonii.

A case report of relapsing fever.

Two new species of Brueelia (Phthiraptera: Philopteridas s. l.) parasitic on two species of Phrygilus (Aves: Emberizidae) from Chile.

A new ivermectin formulation topically kills permethrin-resistant human head lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae).

Parasites of importance for human health in Nigerian dogs: high prevalence and limited knowledge of pet owners.

Arthropods (Acari, Siphonaptera, Heteroptera, Psocoptera) associated with Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Southern Poland.

A new record for Turkish lice fauna: Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761) (Mallophaga: Menoponidae).

Increasing pesticide-resistant ectoparasitic infections may increase pesticide poisoning risks in children.

[Cultivation of the clothes lice adapted to feeding on rabbits].

Heritability of resistance to infestation with the body louse, Bovicola ovis, in Romney sheep bred for differences in resistance or resilience to gastro-intestinal nematode parasites.

Co-phylogeography and comparative population genetics of the threatened Galápagos hawk and three ectoparasite species: ecology shapes population histories within parasite communities.

Phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genes supports species groups for Columbicola (Insecta: Phthiraptera).

The mitochondrial genome of the screamer louse Bothriometopus (phthiraptera: ischnocera): effects of extensive gene rearrangements on the evolution of the genome.

Bacterial endosymbiont of the slender pigeon louse, Columbicola columbae, allied to endosymbionts of grain weevils and tsetse flies.