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Epidemiology of tunga penetrans infestation in selected areas in Kiharu constituency, Murang’a County, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease brought about by female Tunga penetrans when they burrow into the skin of their hosts. It is a disease that has largely been ignored. Epidemiology of tungiasis has not been widely studied in Kenya which could negatively affect effective intervention...

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Autores principales: Mwangi, Jamleck N., Ozwara, Hastings S., Gicheru, Michael M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28883944
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40794-015-0015-4