Tunga penetrans Acquired while Traveling in Africa
Three cases of tungiasis acquired in the course of travel are briefly described, and the biology of the jigger flea, Tunga penetrans, is reviewed.
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1994-01-01
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| description | Three cases of tungiasis acquired in the course of travel are briefly described, and the biology of the jigger flea, Tunga penetrans, is reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c0dfb7cffa34a79a8be743083a7c4362025-02-03T05:48:25ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321994-01-0152828310.1155/1994/781314Tunga penetrans Acquired while Traveling in AfricaEileen M Proctor0National Centre for Diagnostic Parasitology (Morphology), BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThree cases of tungiasis acquired in the course of travel are briefly described, and the biology of the jigger flea, Tunga penetrans, is reviewed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/781314 |
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| title | Tunga penetrans Acquired while Traveling in Africa |
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| title_short | Tunga penetrans Acquired while Traveling in Africa |
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