Tungiasis: a neglected health problem of poor communities
Tungiasis: a neglected health problem of poor communities
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00716.x
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发表时间：
2001-04-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Feldmeier, H
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作者：
Heukelbach, J;de Oliveira, FAS;Feldmeier, H
金枪虫病是由穿透跳蚤引起的。在过去的几十年里，不断发展的城市化、改善的住房和适当的鞋子的使用可能导致这种体外寄生虫病的发生总体上减少了。然而，在生活在极端贫困中的人，它仍然非常普遍，在许多拉丁美洲和非洲国家都发生了这种情况。虽然这种感染早已为人所知，但有关这种体外寄生虫的生物学和疾病流行病学的数据却很少。治疗、预防和控制的方法从来没有得到科学的评估。对于非常贫穷的人来说，金线虫病仍然是一个重要的公共卫生问题，受到影响的人、医学界和科学界都忽视了这个问题。
Tungiasis is caused by the flea Tunga penetrans. Growing urbanization, improved housing and use of appropriate footwear presumably have led to an overall reduction of the occurrence of this ectoparasitosis within the last decades. However, it is still highly prevalent where people live in extreme poverty, occurring in many Latin American and African countries. Although the infection has long been known, data on the ectoparasite's biology and the epidemiology of the disease are scant. Methods for treatment, prevention and control have never been evaluated in a scientific manner. Tungiasis remains an important public health problem for the very poor, a problem neglected by those who are affected, by the medical profession and by the scientific community.