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

• मुख्य लेखकों: Francis Mutebi (लेखक), Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (लेखक), Hermann Feldmeier (लेखक), Charles Waiswa (लेखक), Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo (लेखक), Jürgen Krücken (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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,...