Control of Tungiasis in Absence of a Roadmap: Grassroots and Global Approaches

Control of Tungiasis in Absence of a Roadmap: Grassroots and Global Approaches

Tungiasis is a tropical skin disease caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans. It inflicts misery upon tens of millions of people, mostly children, across Central and South America and sub-Saharan Africa, and yet there is no globally accepted roadmap for its control. Here we review how research in th...

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Main Authors:	Lynne Elson, Katherine Wright, Jennifer Swift, Herman Feldmeier
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:	Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:	tungiasis Tunga penetrans jiggers neglected tropical disease dimethicone neem web GIS elibrary Esri geographic information science
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/2/3/33

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