Permethrin-associated kdr Mutations through Molecular Analysis of Human Head Lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) Populations in School Children in the South of Iran

• Main Authors: Saeedeh Ebrahimi (Author), Marzieh Shahriari-Namadi (Author), Saeed Shahabi (Author), Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard (Author), Hamzeh Alipour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background:Human head lice is one of the most invincible neglected skin diseases. The use of pyrethroid insecticides is a standard method of treating the disease, which leads to lice population resistance in the long run. The main aim of the current survey was to screen the biomarkers of permethrin-...