Differential diagnosis between Tunga penetrans (L., 1758) and T. trimamillata Pampiglione et al., 2002 (Insecta, Siphonaptera), the two species of the genus Tunga parasitic in man

Parasite

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-57

  Pampiglione, S ^a   Trentini, M ^a,b   Fioravanti, M L ^a   Gustinelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Dipto Biol Evoluzionistica Sperim   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Taxonomy; Tunga penetrans; Tunga trimamillata; Tungiasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLEA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; SAND FLEA; TUNGA TRIMAMILLATA;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TUNGA PENETRANS; TUNGA TRIMAMILLATA;

EID: 1642410884     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/200411151     Document Type: Article

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