Publications from 2018

Abad JS, Truyols SL, Sanjuan VP, Carpio EG. Un caso de prurito incoercible. Medicina Clínica 2018; 5(4): 214. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.10.031. *pdf available.

Abbas A, Abbas RZ, Masood S, Iqbal Z, Khan MK, Saleemi MK, Raza MA, Mahmood MS, Khan JA, Sindhu ZD. Acaricidal and insecticidal effects of essential oils against ectoparasites of veterinary importance. Boletín Latinamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas 2018; 17(5): 441-452. *pdf available

Abdessamed, A, Nouidjem, Y, Saheb, M, Dik, B, Hadjab, R, Bougoudjil, S. First data on identification of avian lice Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus (Boiduvale and Lacordaire, 1835). Species parasitizing Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) in Eastern of Algeria. World Journal of Environmental Biosciences 2018; 7(2): 45-49. *pdf available.

Abdulkareem BO, Christy AL, Samuel UU. Prevalence of ectoparasite infestations in owned dogs in Kwara State, Nigeria. Parasite Epidemiology and Control 2018; 3: e00079. doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2018.e00079. *pdf available

Abdullah SH, Mohammed AA, Saeid NM. Study of ecto and haemo parasites in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) in Sulaimani province Kurdistan region Iraq. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani 2018; 20-1 doi: 10.17656/jzs.10640. *pdf available

Acıöz M, Öztürk T. Investigation of the prevalence of Pediculus humanus capitis and risk factors in a village in Isparta. Turkiye Parazitoliji Dergisi. 2018; 42: 202-206. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2018.5217. [Epub Jul 3] *pdf available

Ahmad A. Egg laying pattern and the egg morphology of an ischnoceran louse, Goniocotes jirufti (Ansari, 1947) parasitizing black partridges, Francolinus francolinus (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera). Journal of Applied and Natural Science 2018; 10(3): 838-840. doi: 10.31018/jans.v10i3.1714. *pdf available

Akdesir E, Origgi FC, Wimmershoff J, Frey J, Frey CF, Ryser-Degiorgis MP. Causes of mortality and morbidity in free-ranging mustelids in Switzerland: necropsy data from over 50 years of general health surveillance. BMC Veterinary Research 2018; 14(1): 195. doi: 10.1186/s12917-018-1494-0. *pdf available

Ali FM, Hama AA. Prevalence of head pediculosis among refugees in Sulaimani Governorate/Kurdistan - Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science 2018; 59(2): 1012-1018. doi: 10.24996/ijs.2018.59.2C.4. *pdf available

Alkharigy FA, El Naas AS, El Maghrbi AA. Survey of parasites in domestic pigeons (Columba livia) in Tripoli, Libya. Open Veterinary Journal 2018; 8(4): 360-366. doi: 10.4314/ovj.v8i4.2. *pdf available

Allam NA, Al Megrin WA, Alkeridis LA. Comparative study of efficacy of using mayonnaise and hair shampoo in the control of head lice among elementary school students. American Journal of Nursing Research 2018; 6(6): 446-453. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-6-6-12. *pdf available.

Alter S, McDonald MB, Schloemer J, Simon R, Trevino J. Common child and adolescent cutaneous infestations and fungal infections. Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care 2018; 48: 3-15. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2017.11.001. *pdf available

Altınsoy F, Alver O, Doğanay S. A rare case of blebharitis: Phthiriasis palpebrarum. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi 2018; 42: 90-92. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2018.4824. *pdf available

Amanzougaghene N, Fenollar F, Diatta G, Sokhna C, Raoult D, Mediannikov O. Mutations in GluCl associated with ivermectin field-resistant head lice from Senegal. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 2018; 52(5): 593-598. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.07.005. [Epub Jul 25]

Amanzougaghene N, Fenollar F, Nappez C, Ben-Amara A, Decloquement P, Azza S, Bechah Y, Chabrière E, Raoult D, Mediannikov O. Complexin in ivermectin resistance in body lice. PLoS Genetics 2018; 14(8): e1007569. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007569. [Epub Aug 6] *pdf available

Ancillotto, L, Studer, V, Howard, T, Smith, VStuart, McAlister, E, Beccaloni, J, Manzia, F, Renzopaoli, F, Bosso, L, Russo, D, Mori, E. Environmental drivers of parasite load and species richness in introduced parakeets in an urban landscape. Parasitology Research 2018; 117(11): 3591-3599. doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-6058-5. [Epub 30 Aug] *pdf available.

Anonymous. Risk of burns with flammable treatments for head lice. Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin 2018; 56(6). pii: dtb633. doi: 10.1136/dtb.2018.5.0633. [Epub Jun 6] *pdf available

Archer CE, Schoeman MC, Appleton CC, Mukaratirwa S, Hope KJ, Matthews GB. Predictors of Trypanosoma lewisi in Rattus norvegicus from Durban, South Africa. Journal of Parasitology 2018; 104(3): 187-195. doi: 10.1645/17-92. [Epub 13 March] *pdf available

Assaedi LM, Alharbi AH, Aldor SM, Albarakati BA, Alsahafi IK, Magliah RF, Alahmadi GB, Bugis BH. The prevalence of pediculosis capitis in Makkah city Saudi Arabia. Our Dermatology Online 2018; 9(2): 114-117. doi: 10.7241/ourd.20182.2. *pdf available

Attia MM. Micromorphological studies of adult stages of Haematopinus asini (Equine sucking lice; Phthiraptera: Haematopinidae) with its eggs from donkeys (Equus asinus). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2018; 6(2): 3062-3068. *pdf available

Batista HR, Sarturi C, Stelmachtchuk FN, Oliveira DR, Morini AC, Gennari SM, Marcili A, Bastos FAN, Barata LES, Minervino AHH. Prevalence and risk factors associated with ectoparasite infestation of buffaloes in an Amazonian ecosystem. Parasites and Vectors 2018; 11(1): 335. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-2917-2. *pdf available

Benelli G, Caselli A, Di Giuseppe G, Canale A. Control of biting lice, Mallophaga - a review. Acta Tropica 2018; 177: 211-219. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.05.031. *pdf available

Böhles H, Qirshi M. Infestationen und Infektionen bei Migranten – Die wichtigsten Erkrankungen. Transkulturelle Medizin 2018; 129-168. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-56035-8_10.

Bolaños-García R, Rodríguez-Estrella R, Guzmán-Cornejo C. Ectoparasites associated with a Great Horned Owl nesting (Aves: Strigidae) population in fragmented landscape of Baja California peninsula, Mexico. Acta Zoológica Mexicana 2018; 34: 1-15. doi: 10.21829/azm.2018.3412142. *pdf available.

Bosco A, Morgoglione ME, Amadesi A, Masiello I, Antenucci P, Cringoli G, Rinaldi L. Efficacia della deltametrina pour-on (BUTOX® 7,5 Pour-On) per il controllo di Haematopinus tuberculatus nel bufalo di razza Mediterranea Italiana (Bubalus bubalis). Large Animal Review 2018; 24(2): 73-79.

Bowles DE, Swaby JA, Harlan HJ. Lice (Order Phthiraptera). In: Guide to venomous and medically important invertebrates. CSIRO Publishing 2018; 96-97. ISBN: 1486308856. *pdf available

Bowles VM, VanLuvanee LJ, Alsop H, Hazan L, Shepherd K, Sidgiddi S, Allenby K, Ahveninen T, Hanegraaf S. Clinical studies evaluating abametapir lotion, 0.74%, for the treatment of head louse infestation. Pediatric Dermatology 2018; 35(5): 616-621. doi: 10.1111/pde.13612. [Epub Jul 12] *pdf available

Bredenkamp H. Mites and lice can eat your profits. Stockfarm 2017; 7(8): 59.

Bughio S, Naz S, Birmani NA. New species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) of Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (Passeriformes: Sturnidae) from Pakistan. International Journal of Entomology and Nematology 2018 4(2) 093-107. *pdf available

Bulgarella M, Quenu M, Shepherd LD, Morgan-Richards M. The ectoparasites of hybrid ducks in New Zealand (Mallard x Grey Duck). International Journal of Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 2018; 7(3): 335-342. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.09.005. eCollection 2018 Dec. *pdf available

Burgess IF. Physically acting products for head lice - the end of the beginning. Peerj Preprints 2018; 27412. doi: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.27412v1. *pdf available.

Bush SE, Clayton DH. Anti-parasitic behaviour of birds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 2018; 373: 20170196. doi:10.1098/rstb.2017.0196. *pdf available

Bush SE, Gustafsson DR, Clayton DH. New records of ectoparasites from passerine birds in the High Tatras of Slovakia. Oecologia Montana 2018; 27: 43-45. *pdf available

Candy K, Amanzougaghene N, Izri A, Brun S, Durand R, Louni M, Raoult D, Fenollar F, Mediannikov O. Molecular survey of head and body lice, Pediculus humanus, in France. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic diseases 2018; 18(5): 243-251. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2017.2206 [Epub 20 March]. *pdf available

Candy K, Brun S, Nicolas P, Durand R, Charrel RN, Izri A. Do drowning and anoxia kill head lice? Parasite 2018; 25: 8. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2018015. *pdf available

Candy K, Nicolas P, Andriantsoanirina V, Izri A, Durand R. In vitro efficacy of five essential oils against Pediculus humanus capitis. Parasitology Research 2018; 117(1): 603-609. doi: 10.1007/s00436-017-5722-5. [Epub 20 Dec 2017] *

Castellanos A, Andres A, Bernal L, Callejo G, Comes N, Gual A, Giblin JP, Roza C, Gasull X. Pyrethroids inhibit K2P channels and activate sensory neurons: basis of insecticide-induced paraesthesias. Pain 2018; 159(1): 92-105. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001068. *pdf available

Catanach TA, Valim MP, Weckstein JD, Johnson KP. Cophylogenetic analysis of lice in the Colpocephalum complex (Phthiraptera: Amblycera). Zoologica Scripta 2018; 47(1): 72-83. doi: 10.1111/zsc.12262. *pdf available

Çetinkaya Ü, Şahin S, Ulutabanca RÖ. The epidemiology of scabies and pediculosis in Kayseri. Turkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi 2018; 42(2): 134-137. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2018.5602. [Epub May 21]. *pdf available

Charrel RN, Berenger JM, Laroche M, Ayhan N, Bitam I, Delaunay P, Parola P. Neglected vector-borne bacterial diseases and arboviruses in the Mediterranean area. New Microbes and New Infections 2018; 26 (Supplement 1): s31-s36. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.08.015. *pdf available.

Chatterjee P, Payra A, Sen S. Insecta : Phthiraptera. In, Faunal Diversity of Indian Himalaya: 2018; Chapter 31: 297-304 (Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata). *pdf available

Chosidow O, Bernigaud C, Do-Pham G. High-dose ivermectin in malaria and other parasitic diseases - a new step in the development of a neglected drug. Parasite 2018; 25: 33. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2018039. *pdf available

Clark JM. New developments in the control of human lice. In: Ectoparasites: Drug discovery against moving targets. (CQ Meng, AE Sluder, eds), Chapter 6, 2018 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA; 119-137. doi:10.1002/9783527802883. *

Clark JM, Kim JH, Yoon KS, Pittendrigh BR, Lee SH. Overcoming insecticide resistance: Proactive detection and management of insecticide-resistant human lice. In: Advances in the Biorational Control of Medical and Veterinary Pests, 2018; ACS Symposium Series; Chapter 2. doi: 10.1021/bk-2018-1289.ch002

Coscione S, Esau T, Kekeubata E, Diau J, Asugeni R, MacLaren D, Steer AC, Kositz C, Marks M. Impact of ivermectin administered for scabies treament on the prevalence of head lice in Atoifi, Solomon Islands. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018; 12(9): e0006825. doi: 10.1371/journal.ontd.0006825. *pdf available

Cruz G, Enríquez S, Luzuriaga N. Piojos (Insecta: Phthiraptera) parásitos de la Focha Andina Fulica ardesiaca (Gruiformes: Rallidae) en la laguna de Colta, Ecuador. Revista Ecuatoriana de Ornitología 2018; 3: 6-14. *pdf available

Cummings C, Finlay JC, MacDonald NE. Head lice infestations: A clinical update. Paediatric & Child Health 2018; 23(1): e18-e24. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxx165. *pdf available

de la Filia AG, Andrewes S, Clark JM, Ross L. The unusual reproductive system of head and body lice (Pediculus humanus). Medical and Veterinary Entomology 2018; 32(2): 226-234. doi: 10.1111/mve.12287. *pdf available

de Pablo Màrquez B. Actualización en pediculosis capitis. [An update on pediculosis capitis]. Semergen 2018. pii: S1138-3593(18)30434-9. doi: 10.1016/j.semerg.2018.11.005. [Epub Dec 11]. *

Dean KR, Krauer F, Walløe L, Lingjærde OC, Bramanti B, Stenseth NC, Schmid BV. Human ectoparasites and the spread of plague in Europe during the Second Pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018; 115(6): 1304-1309. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1715640115. [Epub January 16] *pdf available

Demastes JW, Hafner DJ, Hafner MS, Light JE, Spradling TA. Loss of genetic diversity, recovery, and allele surfing in a colonizing parasite, Geomydoecus aurei. Molecular Ecology 2018; doi: 10.1111/mec.14997. [Epub Dec 27 ahead of print].

DiBlasi E, Johnson KP, Stringham SA, Hansen AN, Beach AB, Clayton DH, Bush SE. Phoretic dispersal influences parasite population genetic structure. Molecular Ecology 2018; 27(12): 2770-2779. doi: 10.1111/mec.14719. [Epub May 12] *pdf available

Di Meco E, Di Napoli A, Amato LM, Fortino A, Costanzo G, Rossi A, Mirisola C, Petrelli A; INMP Team. Infectious and dermatological diseases among arriving migrants on the Italian coasts. European Journal of Public Health 2018; 28(5): 910-916. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cky126. [Epub Jul 12] *pdf available

Dik B. A case of Felicola subrostratus (Burmeister, 1838) (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) on a cat (Felis catus). Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi 2018; 42: 96-100. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2018.5634. *pdf available

Dik B, Uslu U. Ectoparasites of hares (Lepus europaeus Pallas) in Konya Province, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2018; 42: 65-72. doi: 10.3906/vet-1706-19. *pdf available

Dik B, Halajian A, Turner M. Light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy of Colpocephalum nanum Piaget, 1890 (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Colpocephalidae). Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi 2018; 42(3): 207-212. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2018.5808. *pdf available

Dohvoma VA, Ebana Mvogo SR, Atangana PJA, Nyasse P, Epee E, Ebana Mvogo C. Phthirus pubis infestation of the eyelids presenting as chronic blepharoconjunctivitis in a 6-year-old girl: A case report. Case Reports in Ophthalmology 2018; 9(1): 30-34. doi: 10.1159/000485738. eCollection 2018 Jan-Apr. *pdf available

Drancourt M, Raoult D. Investigation of pneumonic plague, Madagascar. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2018; 24(1): 183. doi: 10.3201/eid2401.170760. *pdf available

Drancourt M, Raoult D. Value of mathematical models for epidemics: the plague paradigm. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2018. pii: S1198-743X(18)30588-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.08.014. [Epub Aug 23]

Durden LA, Kessler SE, Radespiel U, Zimmermann E, Hasiniaina AF, Zohdy S. A new species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Polyplacidae) from the Gray mouse lemur, Microcebus murinus (Primates: Cheirogaleidae), in Madagascar. Journal of Medical Entomology 2018; 55(4): 910-914. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjy046. [Epub Apr 12] *pdf available

Duwadi D, Shrestha A, Yilma B, Kozlovski I, Sa-Eed M, Dahal N, Jukosky J. Identification and screening of potent antimicrobial peptides in arthropod genomes. Peptides 2018; 103: 26-30. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2018.01.017. [Epub Mar 1]. *pdf available

Eads DA. Parasitism of Black-tailed prairie dogs by Linognathoides cynomyis (Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 2018; doi: 10.1093/jme/tjy163. [Epub Sept 17] *pdf available

Eduardo SL. A new species of Saemundssonia and new records of Quadraceps species (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) found on some Philippine charadriiform birds. Philippine Journal of Veterinary Medicine 2018; 55(2): 115-126

Eertmans F, Rossel B, Serano L, Rivera E, Adriaens E. Efficacy and safety of a water-based head lice lotion: A randomized, controlled, investigator-blinded, comparative, bicentric study. Dermatology and Therapy 2018; doi: 10.1007/s13555-018-0274-x. *pdf available.

Elston D. Ectoparasites (Lice and Scabies). In: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Fifth Edition), 2018, Chapter 257; 1294-1298.e1. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-40181-4.00257-7

Evens R, Beenaerts N, Witters N, Artois T. First records of the chewing louse Mulcticola hypoleucus (Denny, 1842) on the Eurasian nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Benelux. Belgian Journal of Zoology 2018; 148(1): 25–29. doi:10.26496/bjz.2018.17. *pdf available

Farrer F. Lice and how to treat lice infestations. South African Pharmacist's Assistant 2018; 18(2): 32-33. *pdf available

Galassi FG, Fronza G, Toloza AC, Picollo MI, González-Audino P. Response of Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) to volatiles of whole and individual components of the human scalp. Journal of Medical Entomology 2018; 55(3): 527-533. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx243. [Epub 20 Jan]. *pdf available.

Galloway TD. Biodiversity of ectoparasites: Lice (Phthiraptera) and Fleas (Siphonaptera). In: Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, II. (RG Foottit, PH Adler, eds), Chapter 17, 2018 John Wiley & Sons; 457-482 doi: 10.1002/9781118945582.ch17. *

Gera G, Gupta I, Dayal S. Plica Polonica secondary to pediculosis capitis and use of shampoo. International Journal of Trichology 2018; 10(3): 143-144. doi: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_15_18. *pdf available

Gomez-Puerta LA, Luján-Vega C. Contribución al conocimiento de los malófagos (Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ischnocera) de aves del Perú. Parte 2. Revista Peruana de Biologia 2018; 25(1): 035-042. doi: 10.15381/rpb.v25i1.14346. *pdf avaialble

Gopalakrishnan R, Sukumaran D, Thakare VB, Garg P, Singh R. A review on test methods for insecticidal fabrics and the need for standardisation. Parasitology Research 2018; 117(10: 3067-3080. doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-6061-x. [Epub Aug 27] Review *

Grandón-Ojeda A, Valdebenito JO, Moreno L, Kinsella JM, Mironov S, Cicchino A, Barrietos C, González-Acuña. Gastrointestinal and external parasitism in the Magellanic Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus (Strigiformes: Strigidae) in Chile. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology 2018; 27(2): 161-168. doi: 10.1590/S1984-296120180013. *pdf available.

Gravinatti ML, Faccini-Martínez ÁA, Ruys SR, Timenetsky J, Biondo AW. Preliminary report of body lice infestation in homeless people in Brazil. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 2018; 60: e9. doi: 10.1590/s1678-9946201860009. [Epub Feb 15]. *pdf available

Greive KA, Barnes TM. The efficacy of Australian essential oils for the treatment of head lice infestation in children: A randomised controlled trial. Australasian Journal of Dermatology 2018; 59: e99-e106. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12626. *pdf available

Gustafsson DR, Chu X, Bush SE, Zou F. Ten new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from nuthatches (Aves: Passeriformes: Sittidae), tits and chickadees (Paridae), and goldcrests (Regulidae). Acta Parasitologica 2018; 63(3): 527-557. doi: 10.1515/ap-2018-0063. *pdf available

Gustafsson DR, Chu X, Bush SE, Zou F. Seven new species of Resartor Gustafsson et Bush, 2017 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Asian ʻbabblers’ (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae, Paradoxornithidae). Folia Parasitologica 2018; 65: 020. doi: 10.14411/fp.2018.020. *pdf available

Gustafsson DR, Clayton DH, Bush SE. Twelve new species of Priceiella (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Old World babblers, with keys to species of two subgenera and checklists of species for the genus. Zootaxa 2018; 4382(3): 401-449. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4382.310.11646/zootaxa.4382.3.1. *pdf available

Gustafsson DR, Bush SE. Morphological variation in Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae: Brueelia-complex). Poster: 6th International Conference of Phthiraptera, Brno, Czech Republic, 24th-28th June 2018. *pdf available.

Hardstone Yoshimizu M, Billeter SA. Suspected and confirmed vector-borne rickettsioses of North America associated with human diseases. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases 2018; 3(1): 2. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed3010002. *pdf available

Ismail MT, Kabakibi MM, Al-Kafri A. Epidemiology of pediculosis capitis among schoolchildren in Damascus, Syria. Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology 2018; 19: 331-334. doi: 10.4103/ijpd.IJPD_123_17. *pdf avaialble

Izdebska JN, Kozina P, Cierocka K, Mierzyński. Human lice Pediculus humanus and pediculosis in the past and present – occurrence, diagnostics and controlling. In: Arthropods. At the beginning of the new Century. Eds. Buczek A, Błaszak C. 2018, Koliber, Lublin.

Jamani S, Rodríguez C, Rueda MM, Matamoros G, Canales M, Bearman G, Stevens M, Sanchez A. Head lice infestations in rural Honduras: the need for an integrated approach to control neglected tropical diseases. International Journal of Dermatology 2018. doi: 10.1111/ijd.14331. [Epub Dec 13] *

Jiménez-Cortés JG, García-Contreras R, Bucio-Torres MI, Cabrera-Bravo M, Córdoba-Aguilar A, Benelli G, Salazar-Schettino PM. Bacterial symbionts in human blood-feeding arthropods: Patterns, general mechanisms and effects of global ecological changes. Acta Tropica 2018; 186: 69-101. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.07.005. [Epub Jul 9]. Review.

Johnson KP, Dietrich CH, Friedrich F, Beutel RG, Wipfler B, Peters RS, Allen JM, Petersen M, Donath A, Walden KKO, Kozlov AM, Podsiadlowski L, Mayer C, Meusemann K, Vasilikopoulos A, Waterhouse RM, Cameron SL, Weirauch C, Swanson DR, Percy DM, Hardy NB, Terry I, Liu S, Zhou X, Misof B, Robertson HM, Yoshizawa K. Phylogenomics and the evolution of hemipteroid insects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 2018. pii: 201815820. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1815820115. [Epub Nov 26] *pdf available

Johnson KP, Nguyen NP, Sweet AD, Boyd BM, Warnow T, Allen JM. Simultaneous radiation of bird and mammal lice following the K-Pg boundary. Biology Letters 2018; 14(5): 20180141. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0141.*pdf available

Keroack CD, Williams KM, Fessler MK, DeAngelis KE, Tsekitsidou E, Tozloski JM, Williams SA. A novel quantitative real-time PCR diagnostic assay for seal heartworm (Acanthocheilonema spirocauda) provides evidence for possible infection in the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). International Journal of Parasitology: Parasites of Wildlife 2018; 7(2): 147-154. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.04.001. eCollection 2018 Aug. *pdf available

Khamaiseh AM. Head lice among governmental primary school students in Southern Jordan: Prevalence and risk factors. Journal of Global Infectious Diseases 2018; 10(1): 11-15. doi: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_19_17. *pdf available

Khan T. Phthiriasis palpebrarum presenting as anterior blepharitis. Indian Journal of Public Health 2018; 62(3): 239-241. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_296_17. *pdf available

Khosravani M. The fauna and perspective of rodentia ectoparasites in Iran relying on their roles within public health and veterinary characteristics. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 2018; 42(1): 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s12639-017-0959-6. *

Kim JH, Gellatly KJ, Lueke B, Kohler M, Nauen R, Murenzi E, Yoon KS, Clark JM. Detoxification of ivermectin by ATP binding cassette transporter C4 and cytochrome P450 monooxygenase 6CJ1 in the human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus. Insect Molecular Biology 2018; 27(1): 73-82. doi: 10.1111/imb.12348. *pdf available

Kim JH, Moreau JA, Ali Y, Razo P, Hong KB, Yoon KS, Clark JM. RNAi validation of detoxification genes involved in ivermectin tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster. Insect Molecular Biology 2018. doi: 10.1111/imb.12512. [Epub Jun 11]

Klein A, Zimmermann E, Radespiel U, Schaarschmidt F, Springer A, Strube C. Ectoparasite communities of small-bodied Malagasy primates - seasonal and socioecological influences on tick, mite and lice infestation of Microcebus murinus and M. ravelobensis in northwestern Madagascar. Parasites & Vectors 2018; 11(1): 459. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3034-y. *pdf available.

Kolenčik S, Sychra O, Papousek I, Kuabara KMD, Valim MP, Literak I. New species and additional data on the chewing louse genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wild Neotropical Passeriformes (Aves). Zootaxa 2018; 4418(5): 401-431. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.1. *pdf available.

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Kubiak K, Sielawa H, Chen W, Dzika E. Endosymbiosis and its significance in dermatology. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2018; 32(3): 347-354. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14721. [Epub 2017 Dec 28]. Review. *pdf available

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Yudhana A, Praja RN. First report of the chewing louse species of Craspedorrhynchus platystomus from Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela bido) in Banyuwangi. Jurnal Medik Veteriner 2018; 1(2): 52-56. *pdf available.

Zeroual F, Leulmi H, Benakhla A, Raoult D, Parola P, Bitam I. Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in wild boar lice, in northeastern Algeria. Vector Borne Zoonotic Diseases 2018; 18(2): 114-116. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2017.2165. [Epub Jan 10] *

Other Psocodea

Aldrete ANG, Da Silva Neto AM, Ferreira RL. Lithoseopsis Mockford (Psocodea: Troctomorpha: Amphientomidae): a new species and first record for South America. Zootaxa 2018 Nov 28; 4526(1): 91-95. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4526.1.7.

Azar D, Maksoud S, Nammour C, Nel A, Wang B. A new trogiid genus form lower Eocene Fushun amber (Insecta: Psocodea: Trogiomorpha). Geobios 2018; 51(2): 101-106. doi: 10.1016/j.geobios.2018.02.002

Cao JQ, Guo SS, Wang Y, Pang X, Geng ZF, Du SS. Contact toxicity and repellency of the essential oils of Evodia lenticellata Huang and Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth. leaves against three stored product insects. Journal of Oleo Science 2018; 67(8): 1027-1034. doi: 10.5650/jos.ess17251. [Epub Jul 17]. *pdf available.

Da Fonseca Valbuza M, Aldrete ANG, Potenza MR, De Carvalho Campos AE. Psocoptera (Psocodea) in spice and medicinal dehydrated plants sold in bulk in a big metropolis in Brazil. Journal of Food Protection 2018; 81(11): 1810-1814. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-18-117

Da Silva Neto AM, Aldrete ANG, Rafael JA. Two new species of Brasineura Silva-Neto García Aldrete (Psocodea, 'Psocoptera', Ptiloneuridae), from Brazil. Zootaxa 2018 Mar 6; 4388(4): 547-556. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.4.6.

Da Silva Neto AM, Aldrete ANG, Rafael JA. After seventy-seven years Ptiloneuropsis Roesler (Psocodea: Psocomorpha: Ptiloneuridae) ceases to be a monotypic genus: a new species from Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 2018 Mar 6; 4388(4): 567-574. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.4.8.

Da Silva Neto AM, Aldrete ANG, Rafael JA. Loneuroides García Aldrete (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae): new species and first record for Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 2018; 58: e20185819 doi: 10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.19. *pdf available

Da Silva Neto AM, Aldrete ANG, Rafael JA. Triplocania Roesler: a new species, redescriptions, description of the female of Triplocania spinosa Mockford, and revalidation of the original combination of Belicania cervantesi (García Aldrete) (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 2018; 58: [Epub May 07]. doi: 10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.21.

Diaz-Montano J, Campbell JF, Phillips TW, J Throne JE. Evaluation of light attraction for the stored-product psocids, Liposcelis entomophila, Liposcelis paeta, and Liposcelis brunnea. Journal of Economic Entomology 2018; 111(3): 1476–1480. doi: 10.1093/jee/toy104. *pdf available

Feng S, Stejskal V, Wang Y, Li Z. The mitochondrial genomes of the barklice, Lepinotus reticulatus and Dorypteryx domestica (Psocodea: Trogiomorpha): Insight into phylogeny of the order Psocodea. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2018; 116: 247-254. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.05.021. [Epub May 5] *pdf available

Feng S, Yang Q, Li H, Song F, Stejskal V, Opit GP, Cai W, Li Z, Shao R. The highly divergent mitochondrial genomes indicate that the booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila (Psocoptera Liposcelididae) is a cryptic species. Genes Genomes Genetics 2018; 8(3): 1039-1047. doi: 10.1534/g3.117.300410. *pdf available.

Georgiev D, Ivanova V. Study of the Psocoptera fauna of Corfu (Kerkyra) Island, Greece. Parnassiana Archives 2018; 6: 55-62. *pdf available

González-Obando R, Aldrete ANG, Carrejo-Gironza N, Mendivil J. A new genus of Ptiloneuridae, its position within the family, and descriptions of five species (Psocodea, 'Psocoptera'). Zookeys 2018 Aug 8; (780): 11-34. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.780.26753. eCollection 2018. *pdf available

Hakim M, Azar S, Maksoud S, Huang D, Azar D. New polymorphic psyllipsocids from Burmese amber (Psocodea: Psyllipsocidae). Cretaceous Research 2018; 84: 389-400. doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2017.11.027.

Hakim M, Huang D, Azar D. First lepidopsocid from the mid Miocene Dominican amber (Psocodea: Trogiomorpha: Lepidopsocidae). Palaeoentomology 2018; 1(1): 58-64. doi: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.1.1.8.

Hamilton PT, Hodson CN, Curtis CI, Perlman SJ. Genetics and genomics of an unusual selfish sex ratio distortion in an insect. Current Biology 2018; 28: 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.035. *pdf available

Kahrarian M. New report of two species and one genera (sic) of Psocoptera (Psocodea: Insecta) from Iran. Entomofauna 2018; 39(1): 73-81. *pdf available.

Kamimura Y, Abe J, Ferreira RL, Yoshaizawa K. Microsatellite markers developed using a next‐generation sequencing technique for Neotrogla spp. (Psocodea: Prionoglarididae), cave dwelling insects with sex‐reversed genitalia. Entomological Science 2018 [Epub Nov 26]. doi: 10.1111/ens.12339.

Lienhard C, Yoshozawa K. Authorities for family-group names of Trogiomorpha (Insecta: Psocodea: 'Psocoptera'). Psocid News 2018; 20. *pdf available

Lima DM, da Silva Neto AM, García-Aldrete AN, Bravo F. Description of the female of Brasineura diamantina Silva-Neto & García Aldrete (Psocodea: “Psocoptera”: Ptiloneuridae), with comments on variation in the wing venation. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 2018; 58: [Epub Oct 22]. doi: 10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.43. *pdf available

Manchola OFS, Obando RG, Aldrete ANG. The genus Waoraniella García Aldrete (Lachesillidae: Eolachesillinae: Waoraniellini) in Colombia: Two new species from the Andean region. Zootaxa 2018 Jan 18; 4374(2): 283-293. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.2.8.

Mockford EL. A new species of the Australian genus Clinopsocus New from coastal California (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Elipsocidae). Zootaxa 2018 Mar 27; 4402(1): 195-200. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4402.1.12.

Mockford EL. Biodiversity of Psocoptera. In: Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, II. (RG Foottit, PH Adler, eds), Chapter 16, 2018 John Wiley & Sons; 417-456 doi: 10.1002/9781118945582.ch16

Obando RG, Aldrete ANG, Carrejo N. New species and records of Cladiopsocus Roesler (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Psocomorpha: Cladiopsocidae) from Colombia. Zootaxa 2018 Feb 7; 4378(2): 191-223. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4378.2.2.

Obando RG, Aldrete ANG, Carrejo N, Panche J. New species of Euplocania Enderlein (Psocodea: 'Psocoptera': Psocomorpha), in three species groups, from Colombia and Ecuador. Zootaxa 2018 Sep 24; 4483(3): 497-522. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4483.3.5.

Ogawa N, Yoshizawa K. Origin and transformation of the in-flight wing-coupling structure in Psocodea (Insecta: Paraneoptera). Journal of Morphology 2018; 279(4): 517-530. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20785. [Epub 11 Dec 2017]. *pdf available

Ogawa N, Yoshizawa K. Structure and evolution of the stigmapophysis-A unique repose wing-coupling structure in Psocodea. Arthropod Structure & Development 2018; 47(4): 416-422. doi: 10.1016/j.asd.2018.06.004. [Epub Jun 19] *pdf available [Corrigendum published: Arthropod Structure & Development. 2018. pii: S1467-8039(18)30101-4. doi: 10.1016/j.asd.2018.08.003. [Epub Sep 3] *pdf available.

Schneider N, Hollier J. Charles Lienhard at 70. Alpine Entomology 2018; 2: 151-154. doi: 10.3897/alpento.2.30088. *pdf available.

Soffan A, Subandiyah S, Makino H, Watanabe T, Horiike T. Evolutionary analysis of the highly conserved insect odorant coreceptor (Orco) revealed a positive selection mode, implying functional flexibility. Journal of Insect Science 2018; 18(6): 18. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iey120. *pdf avaialble

Valbuza MDF, Aldrete ANG, Potenza MR, Campos AEC. Psocoptera (Psocodea) in spice and medicinal dehydrated plants sold in bulk in a big metropolis in Brazil. Jpurnal of Food Protection 2018; 81(11): 1810-1814. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-18-117.

Vinasco-Mondragón AF, González-Obando R, García-Aldrete AN. The species group Amabilis of the genus Euplocania Enderlein (Psocodea: Psocomorpha: Ptiloneuridae). Zootaxa 2018; 4444(1): 043-065. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4444.1.3. *pdf available

Yin C, Sun E, Zheng L, Guan G, Liu X, Wang Y, Huang W. Molecular detection and identification of Rickettsia in psocids collected from herbs. Journal of Stored Product Research 2018; 77: 144-147. doi: 10.1016/j.jspr.2018.04.010.

Yoshizawa K, Ferreira RL, Yao I, Lienhard C, Kamimura Y. Independent origins of female penis and its coevolution with male vagina in cave insects (Psocodea: Prionoglarididae). Biology Letters 2018; 14: 20180533. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2018.0533.

Yoshizawa K, Kamimura Y, Lienhard C, Ferreira RL, Blanke A. A biological switching valve evolved in the female of a sex-role reversed cave insect to receive multiple seminal packages. eLife 2018; 7: e39563 doi:10.7554/eLife.39563. *pdf available

Yoshizawa K, Johnson KP, Sweet AD, Yao I, Ferreira RL, Cameron SL. Mitochondrial phylogenomics and genome rearrangements in the barklice (Insecta: Psocodea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2018; 119: 118-127. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.014.

Missed from 2017

Abdolhosseini S, Mokaberinejad R, AlianNezhadi V, Bozorgi M, Nazem E. Evaluation of treatment with squill vinegar in 10 patients with head pediculosis. Asian Journal of Clinical Case Reports for Traditional Medicine 2017; 1(1): 57-64. doi: 10.22040/ajortam.2017.24888. *pdf available

Abdullah NA, Kaki R. Lindane shampoo for head lice treatment among female secondary school students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: An interventional study. Journal of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine 2017; 5: 173. doi: 10.4172/2329-8731.1000173. *pdf available

Ahmed H, Naz M, Mustafa I, Khan MR, Asif S, Afzal MS, Arshad M, Naveed M, Ali S, Simsek S. Impact of epidemiological factors on the prevalence, intensity and distribution of ectoparasites in pigeons. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 2017; 41(4): 1074–1081. doi: 10.1007/s12639-017-0936-0 [Epub Jul 7] *pdf available

Albashtawy M. Pediculosis in school sitting (sic): What is the role of school nurses? Iran Journal of Public Health 2017; 46(9): 1301-1302. *pdf available

Ali Z, Daniyal M, Usmanghani K. Evaluation of efficacy of anti-lice shampoo. RADS Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science 2017 5(1) 61-67. *pdf available

Al-Musawi MM. Evaluation of lousicidal activity of Ziziphus mauritiana alkaloids and Eucalyptus camaldulensis terpenoids leaves extracts in chickens: An in vitro study. Al-Kufa University Journal for Biology 2017; 9(1/2). *pdf available

Angoma DM, Fernández ET, Mendoza J, Iannacone J. First record of Lunaceps actophilus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) and Actornithophilus umbrinus (Phthiraptera: Menopodidae) for the Peruvian Coast in Sanderlings (Calidris alba). Poster, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group Conference 2017. *pdf available

Eto A, Nakamura M, Ito S, Tanaka M, Furue M. An outbreak of pubic louse infestation on the scalp hair of elderly women. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2017; 31(2): e79-e80. doi: 10.1111/jdv.13738. Epub 2016 Jul 22. *

Grecchi C, Zanotti P, Pontarelli A, Chiari E, Tomasoni LR, Gulletta M, Barbui A, Caligaris S, Matteelli A, Castelli F. Louse-borne relapsing fever in a refugee from Mali. Infection. 2017; 45(3): 373-376. doi: 10.1007/s15010-017-0987-2. [Epub Feb 4]. *

Haidamak J. Susceptibility aspects to pediculosis. PhD Thesis 2017; Federal University of Parana, 114pp. *pdf available

Harnos A, Lang Z, Petrás S, Bush SE, Szabo K, Rózsa L. An evolutionary allometry of bird and louse (Phthiraptera) body sizes: comparative tests controlled for host, rather than parasite phylogeny. Evolution 2017; 71: 421-431 doi:10.1111/evo.13147. *pdf available

Heukelbach J, Asenov A, Oliveira FA, Araujo de Melo IL, Queiroz JS, Speare R, Ugbomoiko US. Orientation of Pediculus capitis on human host, and consequences for transmission of pediculosis: the Head Lice Movement Studies. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2017; 2: 11. doi:10.3390/tropicalmed2020011. *pdf available

Kadir MA-A, Taher HM, Ali IS. Head lice infestation among local and displaced secondary school girls and it effect on some haematological parameters in Kirkuk city. Kirkuk University Journal/Scientific Studies 2017; 12(2): 286-296. *pdf available.

Kassiri H, Farhadinejad R, Lotfi M. Investigation of the prevalence of head lice (Pediculus capitis) in the west of Ahvaz County, southwestern Iran: A descriptive – analytical study. Indo American Journal of pharmaceutical Sciences 2017; 4(11): 4263-4271. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1057029. *pdf available.

Knuistingh Neven A. Luis/pediculosis. In: Kleine kwalen bij kinderen. Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Houten, 2017; 272-275. doi: 10.1007/978-90-368-1696-0_52.

López-Valencia D, Medina-Ortega Á, Vásquez-Arteaga LR. Prevalence and variables associated with pediculosis capitis in kindergarten children from Popayn Colombia. Revista de la Facultad de Medicina – Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017; 65(3): 425-428. doi: 10.15446/revfacmed.v65n3.58812. *pdf available

Love O, Johnny R, Valentine IC. A study of the prevalence and abundance of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) in selected poultry farms in Benin City, Edo State. International Journal of Animal Science and Technology 2017; 1(1): 35-42. doi: 10.11648/j.ijast.20170101.15. *pdf available

Marosevic D, Margosw G, Wallich R, Wieser A, Sing A, Fingerle V. First insights in the variability of Borrelia recurrentis genomes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017; 11(9): e0005865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005865. *pdf available

Nau JY. Poux de tête: cinq ans après, comment les traiter? Revue Médicale Suisse 2017 13(559) 874-875. *pdf available.

Pinheiro FGMS, Vaes AC, Santos LJ, Reis FP, Pereira JB, de Melo CM. Estudo etnográfico: Conhecimento s saberes da família e professors sobre pediculose em microrregião de Aracuja, Sergipe. [Ethnographic study: Knowledege and understanding of family and teachers on pediculosis in Aracuja micro region, Sergipe.] Interfaces Científicas – Humanas e Sociais (Aracuja) 2017; 6(1): 59-68. doi: 10.17564/2316-3801.2017v6n1p59-68. *pdf available

Rawat R, Mahajan VK. Peripilar keratin cysts or pseudonits: When nits are not nits! Indian Journal of Medical Research 2017; 145(5): 700. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_2029_15. *pdf available.

Rékási J, Kiss JB, Sándor AD. Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) recorded from birds in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve: a literature review with new data. Aquila 2017; 124: 7-33. *pdf available.

Salih HA, Shamran SJ, Al-Shimerty DFH. Prevalence of pediculosis capitis (head lice) and treating among children in Al-Najaf city, Iraq. Al-Kufa University Journal for Biology 2017; 9(3): 179-183. *pdf available.

Sanei-Dehkordi A, Soleimani-Ahmadi M, Zare M, Madani A, Jamshidzadeh A. Head lice infestation (Pediculosis) and its associated factors among primary school girls in Sirik County, Southern Iran. International Journal of Pediatrics 2017; 5(12): 6301-6309. doi: 10.22038/ijp.2017.25917.2206. *pdf available

Shevchenko A, Slobodian R. Efficiency of different techniques of cattle treatment with insecticides. Eureka: Health Sciences 2017; (5): 69-76. doi: 10.21303/2504-5679.2017.00402. *pdf available.

Sweet AD, Boyd BM, Allen JM, Villa SM, Valim MP, Rivera-Parra JL, Wilson RE, Johnson KP. Integrating phylogenomic and population genomic patterns in avian lice provides a more complete picture of parasite evolution. Evolution 2017; 72(1): 95–112. doi: 10.1111/evo.13386. *pdf available

Tang JQ, Ran X, Ran YP. Cover image: Dermoscopy in vivo for the life cycle of Phthirus pubis. British Journal of Dermatology 2017; 176(1): 279. doi: 10.1111/bjd.15049. *pdf available.

Tohit NFM, Rampal L, Mun-Sann L. Prevalence and predictors of pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Hulu Langat, Selangor. Medical Journal of Malaysia 2017; 72(1): 12-17. *pdf available.

Tufail M, Khan M, Hassan I. Prevalence of pediculosis among students in Pakistan. Archives of Medicine 2017 9(2) 6. doi: 10.21767/1989-5216.1000207. *pdf available

Ulutasdemir N, Eroglu F, Tanriverdi M, Dagli EI. The epidemic typhus and trench fever are risk for public health due to increased migration in southeast of Turkey. Acta Tropica 2107; 178: 115-118. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.11.003. *pdf available.

Valle-Barbosa MA, Muñoz-de la Torre A, Vega-López MG, Gonzaález-Pérez GJ, Flores-Villavicencio ME. La pediculosis en México: una historia que no concluye. Revista Médico-Cientifica de la Sectretaría de Salud Jalisco 2107; 4(3): 185-191. *pdf available

Weems HV, Fasulo TR. Human lice: Body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus and head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer (Insecta: Phthiraptera (=Anoplura): Pediculidae). University of Florida IFAS Extension publication EENY-104, reviewed 2017. *pdf available

Zohdy S, Bisanzio D, Tecot S, Wright PC, Jernvall J. Aggression and hormones are associated with heterogeneity in parasitism and parasite dynamics in the brown mouse lemur. Animal Behaviour 2018; 132: 109-119. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.08.002

Other Psocodea missed from 2017

Georgiev D. Psocoptera records from the island of Samothraki (N Aegean, Greece). Parnassiana Archives 2017; 5: 51-55. *pdf available