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What's in a name: the taxonomic status of human head and body lice.

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jun 2008

Light Jessica E, Toups Melissa A, Reed David L

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Human head lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae: Pediculus) are pandemic, parasitizing countless school children worldwide due to the evolution of insecticide resistance, and human body (clothing) lice are responsible for the deaths of millions as a result of vectoring several deadly bacterial pathogens. Despite the obvious impact these lice have had on their human hosts, it is unclear whether head and body lice represent...

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PMID: 18434207
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.03.014

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