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

• Váldodahkkit: Francis Mutebi (Dahkki), Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (Dahkki), Hermann Feldmeier (Dahkki), Charles Waiswa (Dahkki), Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo (Dahkki), Jürgen Krücken (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: 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,...