Aportes al conocimiento de Tunga penetrans (Linné, 1758) (Siphonaptera); su bionomía, clínica, tratamiento y prevención en la República Argentina.

M DEL C, COSCARON; ALDA GONZALEZ; DE VILLALOBOS C,; RANALETTA M,

Actualizaciones en artropodología sanitaria argentina

Fundación Muno Sano

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2002; p. 249 - 252

 The tungiasis is a serius dermatological problem in Argentina produced by Tunga penetrans, moreover tetaneous and gangrena can be associated with the disease. The possibility to collect this insect and recognize different patologies in a community of matacos motivated us to give this contribution.Different aspects as morphology, biology, clinics, diagnostic, treatment and prevention are given.