The epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of ectoparasitic diseases in travelers

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-111

  Diaz, James H ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A 200; ACARICIDE; ACTICIN; CROTAMITON; IVERMECTIN; KWELLADA P; LINDANE; MALATHION; OVIDE; PERMETHRIN; PETROLATUM; PYRETHRIN; SULFIRAM;

DERMATITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECTOPARASITE; FLEA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LIFE CYCLE; MYIASIS; NEUROTOXICITY; PEDICULOSIS; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; TRAVEL;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MITE INFESTATIONS; MYIASIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TRAVEL;

EID: 33645102320     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00021.x     Document Type: Review

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