Seasonal variation of tungiasis in an endemic community

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-149

  Heukelbach, Jörg ^a   Wilcke, Thomas ^b   Harms, Gundel ^c   Feldmeier, Hermann ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLEA; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SAND FLEA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TUNGIASIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; INFANT; INFESTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON;

TUNGA PENETRANS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FLEAS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SEASONS;

EID: 15844426217     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.145     Document Type: Article

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