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

• 主要な著者: Francis Mutebi (著者), Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (著者), Hermann Feldmeier (著者), Charles Waiswa (著者), Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo (著者), Jürgen Krücken (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: 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,...