Sand flea (Tunga spp.) infections in humans and domestic animals: State of the art

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-186

  Pampiglione, S ^a   Fioravanti, M L ^a   Gustinelli, A ^a   Onore, G ^b   Mantovani, B ^c   Luchetti, A ^c   Trentini, M ^a  

^a Department of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Pathology ^*  (Italy)

^b Catholic University   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biology; Domestic animals; Epidemiology; Humans; Pathology; Tunga penetrans; Tunga trimamillata

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HEALTH RISK; LESION; PARASITIC DISEASE; SKIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WILD POPULATION;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ASIA; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; ECTOPARASITOSIS; FEMALE; FLEA; FOOT; GEOGRAPHY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ABDOMEN; AMERICAS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASIA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; FOOT; GEOGRAPHY; GRAVIDITY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PREGNANCY;

AFRICA;

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

EID: 68949090094     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00807.x     Document Type: Review

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