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Ectoparasite Infestations

**Ectoparasite Infestations** is a type of parasitic skin disease characterized by the colonization and sustained presence of arthropod parasites on the external surfaces of a vertebrate host, where they live and feed on the skin or its adnexa rather than within internal tissues or organs.

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Ectoparasitosis

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Ectoparasites: Direct impact on host fitness

Tovi Lehmann · Parasitology Today · 1993 · 324 citations

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The Treatment of Scabies with Ivermectin

Terri L. Meinking, David Taplin, Rube J. Pardo et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1995 · 302 citations

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Human ectoparasites and the spread of plague in Europe during the Second Pandemic

Katharine R. Dean, Fabienne Krauer, Lars Walløe et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2018 · 228 citations · Full text

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Ectoparasites reduce long-term survival of their avian host

Charles R. Brown, Mary B. Brown, Bruce Rannala · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 1995 · 215 citations

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Parasites of domestic owned cats in Europe: co-infestations and risk factors

Frédéric Beugnet, P. Bourdeau, Karine Chalvet‐Monfray et al. · Parasites & Vectors · 2014 · 202 citations · Full text

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  1. JH
    Jörg Heukelbach

    Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil

    14 publications · 979 citations

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  2. HF
    Hermann Feldmeier

    Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

    12 publications · 861 citations

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  3. LA
    Lance A. Durden

    Georgia Southern University, United States

    13 publications · 464 citations

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  4. JE
    John Edwards

    Fera Science (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    8 publications · 233 citations

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  5. BR
    Boris R. Krasnov

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    7 publications · 318 citations

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  1. Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

    São Paulo, Brazil

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    639 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    26 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    11 h-index

    36 publications

    859 citations

  4. University of Tehran

    Tehran, Iran

    11 h-index

    23 publications

    489 citations

  5. Georgia Southern University

    Statesboro, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    614 citations

  6. Ain Shams University

    Cairo, Egypt

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    631 citations

  7. Instituto Butantan

    São Paulo, Brazil

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    591 citations

  8. Universidade Federal do Ceará

    Fortaleza, Brazil

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    671 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 99 publications · 2.7K citations

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  2. Parasitology Research

    21 publications · 702 citations

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  3. Veterinary Parasitology

    18 publications · 873 citations

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  4. Journal of Parasitology

    20 publications · 508 citations

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  5. Experimental and Applied Acarology

    15 publications · 387 citations

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