Tungiasis-A Neglected Disease with Many Challenges for Global Public Health

被引:86
作者
Feldmeier, Hermann [1 ]
Heukelbach, Jorg [2 ]
Ugbomoiko, Uade Samuel [3 ]
Sentongo, Elizabeth [4 ]
Mbabazi, Pamela [5 ]
von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Georg [6 ]
Krantz, Ingela [7 ]
机构
[1] Charite, Inst Microbiol & Hyg, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
[2] Univ Fed Ceara, Sch Med, Dept Community Hlth, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
[3] Univ Ilorin, Dept Zool, Illorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
[4] Makerere Univ, Coll Hlth Sci, Sch Biomed Sci, Dept Med Microbiol, Kampala, Uganda
[5] WHO, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
[6] Free Univ Berlin, Inst Parasitol & Trop Vet Med, Fac Vet Med, Berlin, Germany
[7] Skaraborg Inst Res & Dev, Skovde, Sweden
关键词
PLANT-BASED REPELLENT; TUNGA-PENETRANS LINNAEUS; RESOURCE-POOR COMMUNITY; HIGH PREVALENCE; PARASITE LOAD; RISK-FACTORS; LAGOS-STATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; BRAZIL; INFESTATION;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pntd.0003133
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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