Tungiasis: Case Report of a Traveller to Kenya

• मुख्य लेखकों: Massimiliano Scalvenzi (लेखक), Maria Grazia Francia (लेखक), Claudia Costa (लेखक), Renato De Blasio (लेखक), Mariella Siano (लेखक), Luigi Auricchio (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Karger Publishers, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Tungiasis is a neglected parasitic skin disease caused by the permanent penetration of the female sand flea Tunga penetrans (also called jigger flea) into the skin of its host. Growing urbanisation, improved housing and the use of appropriate footwear have presumably led to an overall reduction of t...