The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The patterns of tungiasis in Araruama township, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This paper describes patterns of infestation with Tunga penetrans (L., 1758) within the poor community of Araruama municipality, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, assessed by the number of persons and domestic animals parasitized. The overall prevalence of infestation was 49.2% (211 parasitized hosts...

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Main Authors: Carvalho Raimundo Wilson de, Almeida Adilson Benedito de, Barbosa-Silva Silvia Cristina, Amorim Marinete, Ribeiro Paulo César, Serra-Freire Nicolau Maués
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2003-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Siphonaptera
tungiasis
Tunga penetrans
prevalence
host preferences
epidemiology
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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