Control of tungiasis through intermittent application of a plant-based repellent: an intervention study in a resource-poor community in Brazil.

• Main Authors: John Buckendahl (Author), Jörg Heukelbach (Author), Liana Ariza (Author), Judith Dorothea Kehr (Author), Martin Seidenschwang (Author), Hermann Feldmeier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Tungiasis, an ectoparasitosis caused by the female sand flea Tunga penetrans, is an important health problem in many impoverished communities in the tropics. Sand flea disease is associated with a broad spectrum of clinical pathology and severe sequels are frequent. Treatment options are...