| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1982 |
| Authors: | B. Sinniah, Sinniah D. |
| Journal: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Volume: | 76 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pagination: | 72 - 74 |
| Date Published: | 1982 |
| Keywords: | adolescent, child, DDT, Drug Resistance, humans, Lice Infestations/drug therapy/epidemiology, Malaysia, Pediculus, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| 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. |
| URL: | http://www.phthiraptera.info/Publications/45560.pdf |