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

• Главные авторы: Francis Mutebi (Автор), Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (Автор), Hermann Feldmeier (Автор), Charles Waiswa (Автор), Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo (Автор), Jürgen Krücken (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: 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,...