Risk Factors for Tungiasis in Nigeria: Identification of Targets for Effective Intervention

BACKGROUND: The parasitic skin disease tungiasis (caused by the flea Tunga penetrans) affects resource-poor communities in Latin America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa. Prevalences in endemic areas are high, and severe pathology occurs commonly. However, risk factors for infestation have neve...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ugbomoiko, Uade Samuel, Ariza, Liana, Ofoezie, Ifeanyi Emmanuel, Heukelbach, Jörg
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2154384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18160986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000087

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2154384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18160986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000087

Ejemplares similares