Treatment of Animal Tungiasis: What’s New?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Challenges in the Treatment and Control of Animal Tungiasis
3. Tested Treatments for Animal and Human Tungiasis
4. Advances in Treatments of Animal Tungiasis
5. A Promising Discovery for the Treatment of Animal Tungiasis
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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dos Santos, K.C.; Brandão Guedes, P.E.; Teixeira, J.B.d.C.; Harvey, T.V.; Carlos, R.S.A. Treatment of Animal Tungiasis: What’s New? Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2023, 8, 142. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8030142
dos Santos KC, Brandão Guedes PE, Teixeira JBdC, Harvey TV, Carlos RSA. Treatment of Animal Tungiasis: What’s New? Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2023; 8(3):142. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8030142
Chicago/Turabian Styledos Santos, Katharine Costa, Paula Elisa Brandão Guedes, Jamille Bispo de Carvalho Teixeira, Tatiani Vitor Harvey, and Renata Santiago Alberto Carlos. 2023. "Treatment of Animal Tungiasis: What’s New?" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 8, no. 3: 142. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8030142