title: The diagnosis, management, and prevention of common ectoparasitic infections.
abstract: Ectoparasitic diseases share many features in common with emerging infectious diseases, such as Lyme disease, including hyperendemic causative agents afforded selective advantages by changing ecological or socioeconomic conditions; origination as zoonoses or as highly communicable human-to-human diseases; transmission by competent vectors; and introduction into new, susceptible host populations. Many of these ectoparasites are now developing increasing resistances to medical therapies, including the safest insecticides and repellants.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States