High exposure to Tunga penetrans (Linnaeus, 1758) correlates with intensity of infestation

Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease widespread in resource-poor urban and rural communities in Brazil. Inhabitants of an urban slum in Northeast Brazil were examined for the presence of tungiasis lesions and followed-up twice a week for a period of three weeks. Each time the number, stages, and to...

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Main Authors: Hermann Feldmeier, Judith Dorothea Kehr, Gabriele Poggensee, Jörg Heukelbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000100012