The Biology and Taxonomy of Head and Body Lice—Implications for Louse-Borne Disease Prevention
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1 Vector-Borne Disease Section, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, United States of America, 2 Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America, 3 Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, United States of America, 4 Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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