Successful Treatment of Severe Tungiasis in Pigs Using a Topical Aerosol Containing Chlorfenvinphos, Dichlorphos and Gentian Violet.

• Autores principales: Francis Mutebi (Autor), Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (Autor), Hermann Feldmeier (Autor), Charles Waiswa (Autor), Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo (Autor), Jürgen Krücken (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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In endemic communities, zoonotic tungiasis, a severe skin disease caused by penetrating female sand fleas, is a public health hazard causing significant human and animal morbidity. No validated drugs are currently available for treatment of animal tungiasis. Due to the reservoir in domestic animals,...