title: [Current means of controlling pediculosis outbreaks in the South of France].
abstract: The authors sum up the principal morphological, biological and ecological characteristics of the human lice. Moreover they recall the therapeutic and prophylactic measures which could be used against them, and they bring to mind their "in vitro and in vivo" research technics on comparative effectiveness of certain insecticides against head lice.
mesh_terms: D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000502:physiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D010374:Pediculus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides
vernacular_title: Moyens actuels de lutte contre la recrudescence de la pédiculose dans le Midi méditerranéen.