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Head lice treatments should not be used “just in case”. Only people who have an active infection – shown by the presence of live, moving lice or unhatched eggs attached to hairs close to the scalp – should be treated.

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•  Use your Counter Intelligence Plus training guide
•  Visit the NHS website
•  Read guidance from NICE
•  Read the British Association of Dermatologists leaflet on head lice.

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