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Identification of tungiasis infection hotspots with a low-cost, high-throughput method for extracting Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) off-host stages from soil samples–An observational study
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| dc.contributor.author | Abneel, K.Matharu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Paul, Ouma | |
| dc.contributor.author | Margaret, M.Njoroge | |
| dc.contributor.author | Billy, L. Amugune | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ayako, Hyuga | |
| dc.contributor.author | Francis, Mutebi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jurgen, Krucken | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hermann, Feldmeier | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lynne, Elson | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ulrike, Fillinger | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-12T14:06:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-12T14:06:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12562/1973 | |
| dc.description | publication | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The sand flea,Tungapenetrans,is the cause of a severely neglected parasitics kin disease(tungiasis)in the tropics and has received little attention from entomologists to understand its transmission ecology.Likeallfleas,T.penetranshasenvironmentaloff-hoststagespre-sentinga constantsourceof reinfection.WeadaptedtheBerlese-Tullgrenfunnelmethodusingheatfromlightbulbsto extractoff-hoststagesfromsoilsamplesto identifythemajordevelopmentsiteswithinruralhouseholdsin KenyaandUganda | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Government of the Republic of Kenya. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES | en_US |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ | * |
| dc.subject | tungiasis infection | en_US |
| dc.subject | low-cost | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tunga penetrans | en_US |
| dc.subject | Siphonaptera | en_US |
| dc.subject | soil samples | en_US |
| dc.title | Identification of tungiasis infection hotspots with a low-cost, high-throughput method for extracting Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) off-host stages from soil samples–An observational study | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
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