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Tunga
A genus of parasitic fleas in the family Pulicidae. They are found mainly in Africa, South America, and Central America.
National Institutes of Health
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2013
2013
Establishment of Tunga trimamillata (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) in Brazil
Pedro Marcos Linardi
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Daniel Moreira De Avelar
,
Elias Jorge Facury Filho
Parasitology Research
2013
Tunga trimamillata is a species of sand flea occurring in Ecuador and Peru parasitizing cattle, goat, sheep, swine, and man. This…Â
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2008
2008
Pigs are the most important animal reservoir for Tunga penetrans (jigger flea) in rural Nigeria.
Uade Samuel Ugbomoiko
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Liana Ariza
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Jörg Heukelbach
Tropical doctor
2008
We examined the domestic animals and rodents in a community in rural Nigeria. Of the 133 animals examined, 29 (21.8%) were…Â
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2007
2007
Investigations on the life cycle and morphology of Tunga penetrans in Brazil
Noémi Nagy
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Elizabeth Abari
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Hendrik Mehlhorn
Parasitology Research
2007
In the present study, the life cycle of Tunga penetrans was established in Wistar rats in the laboratory, and the morphology of…Â
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2006
2006
A plant-based repellent protects against Tunga penetrans infestation and sand flea disease.
Hermann Feldmeier
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Judith Dorothea Kehr
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Jörg Heukelbach
Acta tropica
2006
Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease prevalent in impoverished populations in the tropics and associated with considerable…Â
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2005
2005
Molecular biological investigations of Brazilian Tunga sp. isolates from man, dogs, cats, pigs and rats
M. Vobis
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Jan Goesta D’Haese
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Hendrik Mehlhorn
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Jörg Heukelbach
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Norbert Mencke
,
Herman Feldmeier
Parasitology Research
2005
Twenty-four isolates of Tunga were collected from afflicted humans, dogs, cats, pigs and rats in Brazil. To investigate genetic…Â
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2005
2005
Field trial of the efficacy of a combination of imidacloprid and permethrin against Tunga penetrans (sand flea, jigger flea) in dogs in Brazil
Sven Klimpel
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Hendrik Mehlhorn
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Jörg Heukelbach
,
Herman Feldmeier
,
Norbert Mencke
Parasitology Research
2005
In a field trial in Brazil 17 dogs penetrated by females of the jigger flea, Tunga penetrans, were topically treated with a…Â
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2004
2004
Blood-feeding of Tunga penetrans males.
Lauri Witt
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Pedro Marcos Linardi
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+4 authors
Jörg Heukelbach
Medical and veterinary entomology
2004
The jigger Tunga penetrans (Linnaeus, 1758: type-species of the family Tungidae) is the smallest known species of flea…Â
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2004
2004
Differential diagnosis between Tunga penetrans (L., 1758) and T. trimamillata Pampiglione et al., 2002 (Insecta, Siphonaptera), the two species of the genus Tunga parasitic in man.
Silvio Pampiglione
,
Michael Trentini
,
Mario Fioravanti
,
Andrea Gustinelli
Parasite
2004
Of the ten currently known species of sand fleas, only two, Tunga penetrans and Tunga trimamillata, are known to be parasites of…Â
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2004
2004
High infection rate of Wolbachia endobacteria in the sand flea Tunga penetrans from Brazil.
Jörg Heukelbach
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Insa Bonow
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Lars Witt
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Hermann Feldmeier
,
Peter Fischer
Acta tropica
2004
Tunga penetrans is an ectoparasite causing considerable morbidity in endemic communities. Recently, endobacteria of the genus…Â
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2002
2002
Tunga penetrans: molecular identification of Wolbachia endobacteria and their recognition by antibodies against proteins of endobacteria from filarial parasites.
Peter Fischer
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Christel Schmetz
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+4 authors
Dietrich W. Büttner
Experimental parasitology
2002
In search of Wolbachia in human parasites, Wolbachia were identified in the sand flea Tunga penetrans. PCR and DNA sequencing of…Â
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