Controlling tungiasis in an impoverished community: an intervention study.

Controlling tungiasis in an impoverished community: an intervention study.

BACKGROUND: In Brazil, tungiasis is endemic in some resource-poor communities where various domestic and sylvatic animals act as reservoirs for this zoonosis. To determine the effect of control measures on the prevalence and intensity of infestation of human and animal tungiasis, a repeated cross-se...

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Main Authors: Daniel Pilger, Stefan Schwalfenberg, Jörg Heukelbach, Lars Witt, Norbert Mencke, Adak Khakban, Hermann Feldmeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2565488?pdf=render

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