Indirect transmission of head lice via inanimate objects
Canyon, Deon V., and Speare, Rick (2010) Indirect transmission of head lice via inanimate objects. Open Dermatology Journal, 4. pp. 72-76.
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Abstract
Whether people can become infected by head lice transferring from inanimate objects is a topic of controversy. This paper reviews the evidence available from experimental studies in controlled laboratory experiments and data from field studies. The weight of evidence appears to be against transmission from inanimate objects being significant, and the promotion of inanimate objects that play an epidemiologically important role in head lice dispersal is not supported by evidence. We conclude that the control of head lice should focus on the head, not on the environment. However, additional studies are needed to quantify transmission risk via inanimate objects and the probability that head lice eggs survive and hatch off-host.
| Item ID: | 16645 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1874-3722 |
| Keywords: | pediculosis, pediculus, transmission, fomites, inanimate objects |
| Additional Information: | © Canyon and Speare; Licensee Bentham Open. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/ 3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. |
| Date Deposited: | 15 May 2011 11:45 |
| FoR Codes: | 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
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