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  1. 01-12-2019 | Cimex Lectularius | OriginalPaper

    Risk Factors for Bed Bugs Among Urban Emergency Department Patients

    Bed bugs are a significant and under-studied public health nuisance. We surveyed 706 emergency department patients and found bed bug infestations were more likely (p < 0.05) among subjects having persons 19–64 years of age in the house, living in …

  2. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Climate Change | OriginalPaper

    “The climate itself must have hidden some medicines”: traditional veterinary medicine of indigenous and non-indigenous campesinos of the southern Andes

    Traditional veterinary medicine (TVM) or ethnoveterinary medicine comprises the different knowledge, practices, and beliefs that human groups have about raising farm animals [ 1 ]. Ethnoveterinary studies start from the assumption that, over time …

  3. 01-12-2020 | Cimex Hemipterus | OriginalPaper

    Isolation and characterization of human DNA recovered from Cimex hemipterus (F.) (Hemiptera:Cimicidae)

    The ability to isolate and generate a DNA profile from human DNA recovered from tropical bed bugs (Cimex hemipterus) for identifying individuals can be useful for public health, forensic, and medical entomology. In this study, genomic DNA was …

  4. Open Access 01-10-2016 | ReviewPaper

    Bed bugs and possible transmission of human pathogens: a systematic review

    The global population of bed bugs (Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus, family Cimicidae) has undergone a significant resurgence since the late 1990s. This is likely due to an increase in global travel, trade, and the number of …

  5. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Vasculitis | Letter

    Dermoscopy in General Dermatology (Non-Neoplastic Dermatoses): The Journey So Far

    Although classically used for assisting the diagnosis of skin neoplasias, dermoscopy is increasingly gaining significant appreciation also in the field of general dermatology, including inflammatory, pigmentary, infectious, and infiltrative …

  6. 01-11-2015 | ReviewPaper

    The mental health impact of bed bug infestations: a scoping review

    The common bed bug, cimex lectularius, is a human parasite that has been in existence for thousands of years (Goddard and de Shazo 2009 ). Bed bugs are wingless, oval-shaped, flat, reddish-brown insects that grow to an adult length of approximately …

  7. 01-08-2014 | ReviewPaper

    Scabies and Bedbugs in Hospital Outbreaks

    Scabies and bedbugs are two emerging ectoparasitic infections reported in crowded areas, including hospitals. Skin involvement is the main presenting initial manifestation for both infections, and the diagnosis is yet challenging for both. Topical …

  8. Open Access 01-12-2019 | OriginalPaper

    Ant schnapps for health and pleasure: the use of Formica rufa L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to flavour aquavit

    The relationship between humans and their biological environment is complex and change over time [ 1 ]. The benefits that humans reap from having insects in their environment are many. This was acknowledged early; in the eighteenth century, Carl …

  9. Open Access 01-12-2017 | ReviewPaper

    Therapeutic arthropods and other, largely terrestrial, folk-medicinally important invertebrates: a comparative survey and review

    Traditional healing methods involving hundreds of insect and other invertebrate species are reviewed. Some of the uses are based on the tenet of “similia similibus” (let likes be cured by likes), but not all non-conventional health promoting …

  10. 01-07-2001 | ReviewPaper

    Pharmacotherapy of Ectoparasitic Infections

    Epizoonoses such as scabies, lice and cimicosis are common, vexing disorders that occur worldwide. Historically, many treatment modalities have been employed in the management of these disorders, and most of the drugs described in this review are …

  11. 01-08-2013 | OriginalPaper

    Don’t let the bedbugs bite: the Cimicidae debacle and the denial of healthcare and social justice

    Although bedbug infestation is not a new public health problem, it is one that is becoming more alarming among healthcare professionals, public health officials, and ethicists given the magnitude of patients who may be denied treatment, or who are …

  12. 01-02-2010 | OriginalPaper

    Recurrent Episodes of Painful and Pruritic Red Skin Lesions

    A healthy, afebrile, 24-year-old Hispanic woman presented with recurrent, painful, itchy, red skin lesions of 2 month’s duration. She had recently arrived from Nicaragua and was living with relatives in Houston, TX, USA. Erythematous plaques …

  13. Open Access 01-12-2013 | OriginalPaper

    Indigenous knowledge of zootherapeutic use among the Biate tribe of Dima Hasao District, Assam, Northeastern India

    Animal parts have been used as a source of medicine in the traditional healthcare system since ancient times, and have played a significant role in the healing practices. In the modern societies, zootherapy constitutes an important alternative …

  14. 01-06-2005 | Abstract

    Section VII: Submitted abstracts selected for poster presentations — Session I, Thursday, October 21, 2004

  15. 01-01-2009 | OriginalPaper

    Recognition and Management of Common Ectoparasitic Diseases in Travelers

    This review article summarizes the ectoparasitic diseases likely to be seen by a Western dermatologist. The article aims to cover both endemic diseases and those likely to present in the returning traveler. Tungiasis is due to the gravid sand flea …

  16. Open Access 01-12-2017 | OriginalPaper

    MALDI-TOF MS as an innovative tool for detection of Plasmodium parasites in Anopheles mosquitoes

    Malaria is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus. These pathogens are transmitted to humans during the blood meal of an infected female Anopheles mosquito [ 1 ]. Five species of Plasmodium are known to infect humans [ 1 ] and Plasmodium …

  17. Open Access 01-12-2008 | OriginalPaper

    Traditional zootherapeutic studies in India: a review

    The present study aims to review the zootherapeutic practices of the different ethnic communities of India. This work is also an attempt to present a list of animals' use for medicinal purposes by different communities of India. Data were gathered …

  18. Open Access 01-12-2016 | OriginalPaper

    Folk knowledge of invertebrates in Central Europe - folk taxonomy, nomenclature, medicinal and other uses, folklore, and nature conservation

    Traditional knowledge systems about the landscape and the biota have been fundamental for human development since the times of pre-modern and pre-industrial societies in Europe. Humans living in close contact with the landscape as herdsmen and …

  19. 01-01-2003 | OriginalPaper

    Comparison of the amino acid sequences of RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of cypoviruses in the family Reoviridae *

     The nucleotide sequences of the genome segment S2 of Bombyx mori cypovirus 1, S2 of Lymantria dispar cypovirus 1, S1 of Lymantria dispar cypovirus 14 and S1 of a proposed new electropherotype of Trichoplusia ni cypovirus 15 were determined. These …

  20. 01-12-2014 | OriginalPaper

    Bedbug Complaints among Public Housing Residents—New York City, 2010–2011

    Few studies have evaluated population-level risk factors for having a bedbug infestation. We describe characteristics associated with bedbug complaints among New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents. Unique households receiving bedbug …

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