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

• Päätekijät: Francis Mutebi (Tekijä), Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (Tekijä), Hermann Feldmeier (Tekijä), Charles Waiswa (Tekijä), Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo (Tekijä), Jürgen Krücken (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: 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,...