@article {175,
	title = {Resistance of head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis DeGeer) to DDT in Malaysia},
	journal = {Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
	volume = {76},
	year = {1982},
	month = {1982},
	pages = {72 - 74},
	abstract = {A survey of 308,101 schoolchildren conducted in 10 of 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia revealed that 10.7\% have Pediculus humanus capitis infestation. The results of treatment with 1\%, 2\% and 5\% DDT in coconut oil in 374 cases reveal cure rates of 3.5\%, 15.8\% and 51.3\%, respectively, suggesting that the head louse has probably developed resistance to this insecticide in Malaysia.},
	keywords = {adolescent, child, DDT, Drug Resistance, humans, Lice Infestations/drug therapy/epidemiology, Malaysia, Pediculus, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t},
	url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/Publications/45560.pdf},
	author = {Sinniah,B. and Sinniah,D.}
}
