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pediculus humanus capitis

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
phthiraptera pediculidae head louse MED humans

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. BHC/cyclodienes - Unspecified In Literature
  2. carbaryl (#2)
  3. DDT (#10)
  4. dieldrin
  5. lindane
  6. malathion (#6)
  7. permethrin (#25)
  8. phenothrin (#7)

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Coz, J.C., Combescot-Lang, and V. Verdier. (1993). Resistance du put test Pediculus capitis L.1758 aux pyrethrinoides d.-phenothrine et pemethrine en France.. Bull. Soc. Fr. Parasitol., 2 245-252.
2 Downs, A.M.R., K.A. Stafford, L.P. Hunt, J.C. Ravenscroft, and G.C. Coles. (2002). Widespread insecticide resistance in head lice to the over-the-counter pediculocides in England, and the emergence of carbaryl resistance. Brittish Journal of Dermatology, 146 88-93.
3 Vassena, C.V., C.G. Mougabure, A.P. Gonzalez, R.A. Alzogaray, E.N. Zerba, and M.I. Picollo. (2003). Prevalence and levels of Permethrin Resistance in Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Buenos Aires, Argentina.. Journal of Medical Entomology, 40 447-450.
4 Audino, P.G, Barrios, S., Vassena, C., Cueto, G.M., Zerba, E., Picollo, M.I. (2005). Increased Monooxygenase Activity Associated with Resistance to Permethrin in Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Argentina. Journal of Medical Entomology, 42(3) 342-345.
5 Eddy, G. W. (1952). Effectiveness of certain insecticides against DDT-resistant body live in Korea.. J. Econ. Entomol., 45 1043-51.
6 WHO 1980. (1980).
7 WHO 1984. (1984).
8 WHO 1986. (1986).
9 Pollack, Kiszewski, Armstrong, Hahn, Wolfe, Rahman, Laserson, Telford III, and Spielman. (1999). Differential Permethrin Susceptibility of Head Lice Sampled in the United States and Borneo. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 153 969-973.
10 Cueto, G. M., Zerba, E. N., and Picollo, M. I. (2008). Evidence of Pyrethroid in Eggs of Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) from Argentina. Journal of Medical Entomology, 45 693-697.
11 Barrios, S., Zerba, E., Picollo, M.I., Audino, P.G. (2009). Activity of increased specific and non-specific esterases and glutathione transferases associated with resistance to permethrin in pediculus humanus capitis (phtiraptera: pediculae) from Argentina. Parasitology Resistance.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 25 -- Canada -- 4
2 38 -- Denmark -- 4
3 53 -- France -- 4
4 76 -- Israel -- 4
5 90 -- Malaysia -- 4
6 99 -- Netherlands -- 4
7 129 -- South America -- South America -- 4
8 130 -- South Korea -- 4
9 154 -- United Kingdom -- 4
10 157 -- USA -- 4
11 281 -- England -- South Shields -- 4
12 282 -- England -- Leeds -- 4
13 284 -- England -- Loughborough -- 4
14 285 -- England -- Exmouth -- 4
15 360 -- England -- Brystal -- 4
16 361 -- England -- Bath -- 4
17 362 -- England -- Bristol -- 4
18 485 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- 4
19 599 -- USA -- Florida -- Lee -- 4
20 600 -- USA -- Florida -- Dade -- 4
21 715 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Hogar Loyola -- 4
22 716 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Republica de Turquia -- 4
23 717 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Hogar Mitre -- 4
24 718 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Guardia de Honor -- 4
25 719 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Ricardo Guiraldes -- 4
26 1318 -- USA -- Massachusetts and Idaho -- 4
27 1914 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- BA-HL -- 4
28 1915 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- HB-HL -- 4
29 1916 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- GH-HL -- 4
30 2394 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Hogar Loyola -- 4
31 2395 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Bandera Argentina -- 4
32 2396 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Ricardo Guiraldes -- 4
33 2397 -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Republica de Turquia -- 4

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