Tungiasis: a neglected health problem of poor communities
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- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 6 (4) , 267-272
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00716.x
Abstract
Tungiasis is caused by the flea Tunga penetrans. Growing urbanization, improved housing and use of appropriate footwear presumably have led to an overall reduction of the occurrence of this ectoparas...Keywords
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