Severe tungiasis in underprivileged communities: Case series from Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 949-955

  Feldmeier, Hermann ^a   Eisele, Margit ^a   Sabóia Moura, Rômulo César ^b   Heukelbach, Jörg ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Fundacao Mandacaru   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECTOPARASITE; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NAIL DISEASE; PARASITOSIS; PUSTULE; SAND FLEA; SKIN ULCER; SUPERINFECTION; TUNGIASIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0041624543     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0908.030041     Document Type: Article

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