Olusegun-Joseph, Shade, Olusegun-Joseph, Akinsanya, Muinah Adenike Fowora, R. Mohammed, Adeleke A. Monsuru
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Case Report: Severe Infestation with Tungiasis in a Coastal Community in Badagry Lagos, Nigeria.
Tungiasis is an ectoparasitic infection caused by the invasion of the skin of a man, dog, pig, or bird with gravid female Tunga species. Prevalence may reach up to 50% in impoverished areas of South America, the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa. Very severe cases characterized by more than 30 embedded sand fleas may be found but are not common. Few studies have been done in Nigeria