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Severe tungiasis in Western Tanzania: case series

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. However, data on the epidemiology of tungiasis in Tanzania are very limited and the disease does not receive much at...

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Autores principales:	Mazigo, Humphrey D., Bahemana, Emmanuel, Dyegura, Ocimund, Mnyone, Ladslaus L., Kweka, Eliningaya J., Zinga, Maria, Konje, Eveline T., Waihenya, Rebecca, Heukelbach, Jorg
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	PAGEPress Publications 2011
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5345494/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28299062 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2011.e21

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