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

• Egile Nagusiak: Francis Mutebi (Egilea), Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (Egilea), Hermann Feldmeier (Egilea), Charles Waiswa (Egilea), Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo (Egilea), Jürgen Krücken (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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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,...