Resumen

DEVERA, RODOLFO et al. Pediculosis capitis en preescolares de Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, Venezuela . Saber [online]. 2016, vol.28, n.2, pp.351-353. ISSN 2343-6468.

The prevalence of cases of head lice in children from an early education center in Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar State, Venezuela is presented. Some comments and discussions on the prevalence found and the importance of the disease among the affected children are also made , highlighting the shortage o f clinical and epidemiological works in the región.

Palabras clave : Pediculus spp; children; epidemiology; clinical manifestations.