Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil: II. Prevalence, parasite load and topographic distribution of lesions in the population of a traditional fishing village

Parasitology Research

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 449-455

  Muehlen, Marion ^a   Heukelbach, Jörg ^b   Wilcke, Thomas ^a   Winter, Benedikt ^a   Mehlhorn, Heinz ^c   Feldmeier, Hermann ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Fundacao Mandacaru   (Brazil)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; FLEA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SAND FLEA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUNGIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TUNGA; TUNGA PENETRANS;

EID: 0042833275     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-0877-7     Document Type: Article

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