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041			_aEnglish
100			_aHumphrey D Mazigo _922835
222			_a Tungiasis, Tunga penetrans, Tanzania, Africa
245			_aTungiasis infestation in Tanzania
260			_aMwanza: _bTanzania Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] & _bThe Journal of Infection in Developing Countries _c2010/1/21
300			_aPages 187-189
490			_vThe Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Volume 4 Issue 03
520			_a Abstract Tungiasis is caused by the jigger flea Tunga penetrans. We describe a case of severe infestation from Kigoma region, Western Tanzania. A 19-year-old male with epilepsy and mental disability presented with ulcerated and inflamed toes. Clinical examination revealed the presence of approximately 810 embedded jigger fleas on the feet, and another 60 lesions on the hands. The patient presented with fissures on the feet, hands and soles. He had difficulty walking and erythematous, oedematous, ulcerated and inflamed skin around the feet. Living conditions were precarious. The patient was assisted to extract the embedded fleas and his feet were washed with disinfectants. Oral antibiotics were given. The case shows that the disease may reach high parasite loads in Tanzanian individuals, with consequently severe pathology. There have been single reports of returning tourists from Tanzania with tungiasis, but the epidemiological situation and the geographic occurrence of the disease in this country are not known. Systematic studies are needed to increase knowledge on the epidemiological situation of tungasis in Tanzania and to identify endemic areas.
700			_a Emmanuel Behamana _945054
700			_a Maria Zinga _926705
700			_aJorg Heukelbach _923002
856			_u https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.680
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