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How long do louse eggs take to hatch? A possible answer to an age‐old riddle by BURGESS, I. F

“…There are no rigorous data on how long eggs of the head louse, Pediculus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae), take to hatch. Pediculicide users often report…”
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Umbilical myiasis by Burgess, I. F

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Plastic detection comb better than visual screening for diagnosis of head louse infestation by BALCIOGLU, C., BURGESS, I. F., LIMONCU, M. E., ŞAHIN, M. T., OZBEL, Y., BILAÇ, C., KURT, O., LARSEN, K. S.

“…Finding lice can be difficult in head louse infestation. We compared a new louse detection comb with visual inspection. All children in two rural Turkish…”
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Soya oil-based shampoo superior to 0.5% permethrin lotion for head louse infestation [Corrigendum] by Burgess, Ian

“…Burgess IF, Kay K, Burgess NA, Brunton ER. Med Devices (Auckl). 2011;4:35-42In March 2011 we published a report of a clinical study investigating the efficacy…”
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Do nit removal formulations and other treatments loosen head louse eggs and nits from hair by BURGESS, I.F

“…Eggs of the head louse, Pediculus capitis De Geer (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae), are difficult to remove because the female louse fixes them to hairs using a…”
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Lethality of essential oil constituents towards the human louse, Pediculus humanus, and its eggs by Priestley, C.M., Burgess, I.F., Williamson, E.M.

“…Essential oils have been widely used in traditional medicine for the eradication of lice, including head lice, but due to the variability of their constitution…”
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Head lice resistant to pyrethroid insecticides in Britain by Burgess, Ian F, Brown, Christine M, Peock, Susan, Kaufman, Judith

“…By contrast, the head lice that survived overnight remained viable with regular blood feeds for up to 72 hours, indicating at least a 16-fold increase in…”
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An investigation and comparison of the bioactivity of selected essential oils on human lice and house dust mites by Williamson, E.M., Priestley, C.M., Burgess, I.F.

“…The insecticidal potency of some essential oils suggests that they may find an application in the control of house dust mites, but current in vitro assays for…”
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The travels of a lone star tick by Alderdice, J M, Burgess, I F

“…A lone-star tick, Amblyomma americanum, was found as a pedunculated lesion on the back of the arm of an 84 year old man in Northern Ireland. This was acquired…”
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Synergized pyrethrin mousse, a new approach to head lice eradication: efficacy in field and laboratory studies by Burgess, I F, Brown, C M, Burgess, N A

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pediculicidal and ovicidal efficacy of a new, single-application formulation of synergized natural pyrethrins…”
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DNA detection rates of host mtDNA in bloodmeals of human body lice (Pediculus humanus L., 1758) by DAVEY, J.S, CASEY, C.S, BURGESS, I.F, CABLE, J

“…Using polymerase chain reaction, we investigated the extent to which digestion affects the potential to amplify 12S mitochondrial DNA sequences from bloodmeals…”
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Clinical efficacy of treatment for head lice. Authors differ on assessment of flaws in trials by Burgess, I F

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Human lice and their management by Burgess, I F

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HUMAN LICE AND THEIR CONTROL by Burgess, Ian F

“…Current research on human louse biology has focused on the long-standing debate about speciation of head and body lice but using new tools of DNA and enzyme…”
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Biology and epidemiology of scabies by Burgess, Ian F

“…Only recently have attempts been made to develop techniques for the early identification of scabies infections and to identify the genome of the mites. Most…”
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Cutaneous parasites by Burgess, Ian F

“…Recent developments in leishmanial research include better survey procedures to determine risk factors in the community. Community-based scabies control is…”
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Authors differ on assessment of flaws in trials by Burgess, Ian F

“…[...]the authors' comments suggesting that there is no justification for rotating insecticides to avoid resistance are anachronistic and perhaps naive,…”
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Diagnosing and treating scabies by Burgess, I F

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Treatment of head louse infestation with 4% dimeticone lotion: randomised controlled equivalence trial by Burgess, Ian F, Brown, Christine M, Lee, Peter N

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 4% dimeticone lotion for treatment of head louse infestation. Design Randomised controlled…”
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New head-lice treatments: hope or hype? by Roberts, Richard J, Burgess, Ian F

“…Can we believe Pearlman's impressive bottom line? First, note the footnote to the paper: "Dr Pearlman [the researcher] owns issued US patents and pending…”
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