02317nas a2200253   4500008004100000245014000041210006900181260000900250300001400259490000700273520150800280653001401788653001201802653001601814653001401830653001501844100002501859700003301884700002801917700002201945700002901967700002701996856004002023       2003                        eng d00aPrevalence and levels of Permethrin resistance in Pediculus humanus capitis DeGeer (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Buenos Aires, Argentina0 aPrevalence and levels of Permethrin resistance in Pediculus huma  c2003  a447 - 4500 v403 aPermethrin has been used extensively for control of Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer(Anoplura: Pediculidae) in Argentina since 1990, resulting in the development of resistance to this and other pyrethroids. This resistance was Þrst detected in some Þeld populations in 1997. A survey for resistance in Buenos Aires in 2001 revealed signifcant resistance levels in lice on children at 24 of 26 (92.3%) schools. When compared with a previously unexposed reference population, resistance ratios (RRs) obtained by exposing the insects to Þlter papers impregnated with permethrin ranged from 2 to 60 in 10 (39%) of the schools. RRs in the remaining 14 (61%) populations were too great to not be measured with the Þlter paper method (RR   88.7). As an alternative, we used topical applications of 0.1  l of acetone solution of permethrin on the dorsal abdomen of adults and third instars. This topical method, which has not been previously reported for head lice, was capable of quantifying higher levels of resistance. Highly resistant populations had RRs from 162.5 to 655.2. When applied to populations with low and intermediate levels of resistance, results from the Þlter paper and topical application methods were highly correlated, and RRs from topical application were higher than those from the Þlter paper method. Results from the combination of the two methods indicated that head lice among Buenos Aries school children are highly resistant to permethrin, and the resistance is widespread.
10aArgentina10acapitis10apediculosis10aPediculus10aPermethrin1 aVassena, Claudia, V.1 aMougabure-Cueto, Gastón, A.1 aGonzález-Audino, Paola1 aAlzogaray, R., A.1 aZerba, Eduardo, Nicolás1 aPicollo, María, Inés  uhttps://cats.myspecies.info/node/78