Presence of dogs and proximity to a wildlife reserve increase household level risk of tungiasis in Kwale, Kenya

INTRODUCTION: Tungiasis is a ectopic skin disease caused by some species of fleas in the Tunga genus, most notably T. penetrans. The disease afflicts poor and marginalized communities in developing countries. Transmission of tungiasis comprises a complex web of factors including domesticated animals...

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Autores principales: Larson, Peter S, Ono, Masanobu, Changoma, Mwatasa, Goto, Kensuke, Kaneko, Satoshi, Moji, Kazuhiko, Minakawa, Noboru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8256484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34225821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00338-8

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