Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association · 2011 · 11 citations · 11 references
Life SciencesDermatologyEntomologyInsect EcologyMedical EntomologyParasitologyArthropod ParasitologyFlea BiologyFlea InfestationsFlea-borne DiseasesLice InfestationsZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesDermal Larval InfestationDipteran Larval Skin InfestationFlea DistributionFlea Infestation EpidemiologyFlea-bite DermatosesFlea-borne DermatosesFlea-borne Pathogens
Tungiasis is an infestation caused by penetration of the skin by the gravid female of the flea Tunga penetrans Linnaeus 1758 (Insecta, Siphonaptera: Tungidae). Tunga penetrans is currently found in Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Central Asia. Prevalence is very high in Brazil. We present a case of tungiasis in an Italian beach volleyball player who acquired the infestation in Brazil.
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Bacterial superinfection in human tungiasis
Hermann Feldmeier, Jörg Heukelbach, Margit Eisele et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health · 2002 · 179 citations