Control of Tungiasis through Intermittent Application of a Plant-Based Repellent: An Intervention Study in a Resource-Poor Community in Brazil

BACKGROUND: Tungiasis, an ectoparasitosis caused by the female sand flea Tunga penetrans, is an important health problem in many impoverished communities in the tropics. Sand flea disease is associated with a broad spectrum of clinical pathology and severe sequels are frequent. Treatment options are...

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Autores principales: Buckendahl, John, Heukelbach, Jörg, Ariza, Liana, Kehr, Judith Dorothea, Seidenschwang, Martin, Feldmeier, Hermann
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2976681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21085467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000879

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2976681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21085467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000879

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