Occurrence of the off-host life stages of Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) in various environments in Brazil

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-345

  Linardi, P M ^a   Calheiros, C M L ^b,c   Campelo Junior, E B ^b,c   Duarte, E M ^b   Heukelbach, J ^d   Feldmeier, H ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^c Alagoas State University of Health Sciences   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DOG; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; SAMPLE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TUNGIASIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATS; DOGS; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; POVERTY AREAS; RURAL HEALTH; SIPHONAPTERA; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; SOIL; URBAN HEALTH;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TUNGA PENETRANS;

EID: 77954744336     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485910X12743554759902     Document Type: Article

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