Publications by authors named "Danielle Capps"
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- Researchers surveyed fleas from opossums and pets in Georgia (1992-2014) to study Rickettsia, finding cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) were the most common.
- They used specialized tests on 291 flea samples, revealing a 34% infection rate for Rickettsia felis among cat fleas, with 58.8% overall bioB positivity.
- Their analysis also identified Rickettsia asembonensis in the fleas, highlighting the need for better detection methods for studying these pathogens in the field.
Human infestation with head lice, De Geer, is the most prevalent ectoparasitic condition in the modern world. The purpose of this study was to test human head lice from Madagascar for infection with 2 louse-borne bacteria, and spp. including , to assess the potential risk of exposure to these pathogens in rural populations experiencing head-louse pediculosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough the head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, and body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus L., both have a worldwide distribution, the occurrence of head louse pediculosis appears to be more prevalent in modern societies despite systematic use of various pediculicides. This study tested head lice collected in rural Georgia and body lice collected in Russia for the prevalence of a kdr-biomarker that is associated with permethrin resistance.
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