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Tungiasis Infestation in Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
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
Behamana, Emmanuel   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Mass migration and climate change: Dermatologic manifestations

open access: yesInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2021
Major changes in climate resulting in mass migrations have unique dermatologic implications for global vulnerable populations. Dermatologic manifestations commonly accompany the infectious and communicable diseases that proliferate in the settings of ...
Ruby Kwak, BS   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Communities of ectoparasitic arthropods associated with the root vole Microtus oeconomus in north-eastern Poland

open access: yesBiologia, 2021
Ectoparasitic arthropods communities associated with root voles Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776) were analysed in north-eastern Poland. The first M. oeconomus parasites recorded in the history were the fleas Palaeopsylla similis Dampf, Ctenophthalmus ...
G. Karbowiak   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Meta-analysis of honey bee neurogenomic response links deformed wing virus type A to precocious behavioral maturation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Crop pollination by the western honey bee Apis mellifera is vital to agriculture but threatened by alarmingly high levels of colony mortality, especially in Europe and North America.
Ahmed, Amy Cash   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Characterization of the Copy Number and Variants of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in the Pairs of Honey Bee Pupa and Infesting Varroa destructor or Tropilaelaps mercedesae [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Recent honey bee colony losses, particularly during the winter, have been shown to be associated with the presence of both ectoparasitic mites and Deformed Wing Virus (DWV). Whilst the role of Varroa destructor mites as a viral vector is well established,
Dong, Xiaofeng   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Tungiasis en población indígena del departamento de Vaupés: epidemiología, clínica, tratamiento y prevención

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2010
Introducción. La tungiasis, o infestación cutánea por la pulga Tunga penetrans, ocurre en comunidades muy pobres. Objetivo. Presentar la entidad en indígenas del Vaupés. Métodos. En primer lugar, se revisó el tema.
Hollman Miller, Gerzaín Rodríguez
doaj   +1 more source

Prospects, challenges and perspectives in harnessing natural selection to solve the ‘varroa problem’ of honey bees

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, 2023
Honey bees, Apis mellifera, of European origin are major pollinators of crops and wild flora. Their endemic and exported populations are threatened by a variety of abiotic and biotic factors.
Matthieu Guichard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of volatiles in aggregation and host-seeking of the haematophagous poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Infestations with ectoparasitic poultry red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae) pose an increasing threat to poultry health and welfare. Because of resistance to acaricides and higher scrutiny of poultry products, alternative and environmentally safe management
Dicke, M., Koenraadt, C.J.M.
core   +2 more sources

Ectoparasitic infestations of the eye: three cases with three different arthropods

open access: yes, 2017
Parasitic infestations of the external eye are uncommon and more often prevalent in tropical and developing countries. We present three cases with ocular infestation caused by three different arthropods admitted to the ophthalmology department of a ...
G. U. Gunduz   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevention not cure: a review of methods to avoid sea lice infestations in salmon aquaculture

open access: yesReviews in Aquaculture, 2020
21 The Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry still struggles with ectoparasitic sea lice despite 22 decades of research and development invested into louse removal methods.
L. Barrett   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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