Morphological discrimination of human lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae) by eggs’ cap-like operculum
Mohammad Akhoundi, Hantatiana Juliana Heriniaina, Sophie Brun, Emma Benamari, Arezki Izri · 2024
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Description
Head, body, and pubic lice look near alike, yet each needs its own control plan. Mohammad Akhoundi and co-authors tell them apart by their eggs in a 2024 study from a Paris hospital. They count and measure the breathing pores on the egg cap of each kind.
Pore counts rose in a clean stair: about eight for head lice, thirteen for body lice, and sixteen for pubic lice. Egg size and cap size split the kinds as well. Pubic eggs were the smallest, with the widest caps and tiniest pores. More pores meant smaller pores in each kind. Egg traits alone can name the louse, which sharpens control work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mohammad Akhoundi, Hantatiana Juliana Heriniaina, Sophie Brun, Emma Benamari, Arezki Izri |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |