High attack rate of Tunga penetrans (Linnaeus 1758) infestation in an impoverished Brazilian community

Tungiasis (jigger) is endemic in many impoverished communities in many parts of Brazil. Forty-seven individuals entering an endemic area were followed up for a period of six weeks and regularly examined for the presence of newly embedded sand fleas. At the end of the third week, the attack rate of T...

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Published in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 98; no. 7; pp. 431 - 434
Main Authors:	Heukelbach, J, Franck, S, Feldmeier, H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-07-2004 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Elsevier
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Animals Biological and medical sciences Brazil Brazil - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Ectoparasitic Infestations - epidemiology Ectoparasitic Infestations - transmission Endemic Diseases - statistics & numerical data Human parasitic diseases due to arthropods Humans Infectious diseases Jigger Medical sciences Parasitic diseases Poverty Areas Risk Factors Siphonaptera Tunga penetrans Tungiasis South America Brazil America Brazil Jigger Tunga penetrans Tungiasis Epidemic Human Insecta Parasitosis Infection Arthropoda Siphonaptera Tropical medicine Invertebrata Pulicidae
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