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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...
Autores principales: | Ugbomoiko, Uade Samuel, Ariza, Liana, Ofoezie, Ifeanyi Emmanuel, Heukelbach, Jörg |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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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 |
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