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Successful Treatment of Severe Tungiasis in Pigs Using a Topical Aerosol Containing Chlorfenvinphos, Dichlorphos and Gentian Violet
BACKGROUND: In endemic communities, zoonotic tungiasis, a severe skin disease caused by penetrating female sand fleas, is a public health hazard causing significant human and animal morbidity. No validated drugs are currently available for treatment of animal tungiasis. Due to the reservoir in domes...
Autores principales: | Mutebi, Francis, von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Georg, Feldmeier, Hermann, Waiswa, Charles, Bukeka Muhindo, Jeanne, Krücken, Jürgen |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5058476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27727268 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005056 |
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