Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology, and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil: VII. The importance of animal reservoirs for human infestation

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 875-880

  Pilger, Daniel ^a   Schwalfenberg, Stefan ^a   Heukelbach, Jörg ^b   Witt, Lars ^a   Mehlhorn, Heinz ^c   Mencke, Norbert ^d   Khakban, Adak ^a   Feldmeier, Hermann ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CAT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FLEA; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAND FLEA; TUNGIASIS; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BRAZIL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FLEAS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TUNGA PENETRANS;

EID: 41549124899     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0840-0     Document Type: Article

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