The prevalence and association with health-related quality of life of tungiasis and scabies in schoolchildren in southern Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Stephen L Walker (Author), Eglantine Lebas (Author), Valentina De Sario (Author), Zeleke Deyasso (Author), Shimelis N Doni (Author), Michael Marks (Author), Chrissy H Roberts (Author), Saba M Lambert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The prevalence of skin disease in low and middle income countries is high and communicable skin diseases are a significant public health problem. Tungiasis is an ectoparasite infestation caused by the flea Tunga penetrans, which has a widespread geographical distribution. Tungiasis causes...