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: Severe Tungiasis in Underprivileged Communities: Case Series from Brazil

Tungiasis is caused by infestation with the sand flea (Tunga penetrans). This ectoparasitosis is endemic in economically depressed communities in South American and African countries. Tungiasis is usually considered an entomologic nuisance and does not receive much attention from healthcare professi...

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Autores principales: Feldmeier, Hermann, Eisele, Margit, Sabóia-Moura, Rômulo César, Heukelbach, Jörg
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12967492
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0908.030041