Korean J Parasitol.
2000 Mar;38(1):41-43. 10.3347/kjp.2000.38.1.41.
Infestation status of head louse and treatment with lindane shampoo in children of primary school and kindergarten in Chinju-shi, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea
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- 1Chinju Association of Public Health Doctors, Korea. hychan@hitel.net
- KMID: 1040997
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2000.38.1.41
Abstract
- The infestation status of head louse among children attending primary schools and kindergartens in Chinju-shi, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea, was investigated between June and July 1999. Out of 2,288 children examined, 3.9% of boys (48/1,242) and 23.5% of girls (246/1,046) were infested with nits or adult/nymphs of lice. The effectiveness of lindane shampoo (1% gamma benzene hexachloride solution) was evaluated after one or two time applications to all the children infested. The negative conversion rate of pediculosis was 93.5%. Effective control measures are needed to control and prevent such ectoparasite infestation amongst children.
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