Prevention of tungiasis and tungiasis-associated morbidity using the plant-based repellent Zanzarin: a randomized, controlled field study in rural Madagascar.

Thielecke, Marlene; Raharimanga, Vaomalala; Rogier, Christophe; Stauss-Grabo, Manuela; Richard, Vincent; Feldmeier, Hermann

Thielecke, Marlene; Raharimanga, Vaomalala; Rogier, Christophe; Stauss-Grabo, Manuela; Richard, Vincent; Feldmeier, Hermann.

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Thielecke M; Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 7(9): e2426, 2013.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24069481

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Insect Repellents/therapeutic use; Pantothenic Acid/analogs & derivatives; Plant Extracts/therapeutic use; Plant Oils/therapeutic use; Tunga/drug effects; Tungiasis/prevention & control; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Madagascar/epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Pantothenic Acid/therapeutic use; Prevalence; Rural Population; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Tungiasis/epidemiology; Tungiasis/pathology; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pantothenic Acid / Plant Oils / Plant Extracts / Tunga / Tungiasis / Insect Repellents Type of study: Clinical_trials / Guideline / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Animals / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Germany Country of publication: United States

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