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Determining the genetic characteristics of the existing clades is essential to identify the population structure and to develop head lice-control programs. Hence, we aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of head lice among infested individuals in northern Iran.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Adult head lice were collected from 100 infested individuals referring to the health centers throughout five geographical regions in Mazandaran Province, Iran. Partial fragments of the mitochondrial cytb gene were amplified by PCR, then consequently sequenced.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The results of the phylogenetic tree of collected head lice confirmed the existence of two clades, A and B, in the studied areas. Thirteen haplotypes were detected in the studied populations, of which 11 were novel haplotypes. Clade A was the dominant form and accounted for 75% of samples, while clade B included the rest. Haplotype and nucleotide diversity were 0.999 and 0.0411, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Clade A and B of Pediculus humanus capitis exist among the human populations of northern Iran. We observed high genotypic diversity of this head lice.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/trstmh\/trae040","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,19]],"date-time":"2024-06-19T10:10:10Z","timestamp":1718791810000},"page":"752-759","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["High mitochondrial gene diversity of <i>Pediculus humanus capitis<\/i> among children in northern Iran"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"118","author":[{"given":"Fayaz","family":"Mirzajanzadeh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences , Ganj Afrooz Ave., Babol 47176-47745 ,","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohsen","family":"Karami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Ganj Afrooz Ave., Babol 47176-47745, Iran, Infectious Diseases and 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