Prevalence, intensity and risk factors of tungiasis in Kilifi County, Kenya: I. Results from a community-based study.

Tungiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by female sand fleas (Tunga penetrans) embedded in the skin. The disease is associated with important morbidity. Tungiasis is endemic along the Coast of Kenya with a prevalence ranging from 11% to 50% in school-age children. Hitherto, studies on epide...

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Main Authors: Susanne Wiese (Author), Lynne Elson (Author), Felix Reichert (Author), Barbara Mambo (Author), Hermann Feldmeier (Author)
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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