Tungiasis: una rara ectoparasitosis. Caso clínico

E, Óscar Tapia; C, Sandra Kam; L, Mauricio Naranjo; H, Miguel Villaseca

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“…Between 2003 and 2021 a total of 135 cases were reported for which the geographical origin of tungiasis was known. Ninety-six out of the 135 cases (71%) were reported from Brazil (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33). In Brazil, cases were reported from Amazonas and Roraima States in the North of the country to Rio Grande do Sul State in the extreme South.…”

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Current status of the knowledge on the epidemiology of tungiasis in the Americas

Saboyá-Díaz

Nicholls

Castellanos

et al. 2022

Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública

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Objectives. To present the state-of-the-knowledge on the epidemiology of tungiasis in the Region of the Americas. Methods. A search of publications on the epidemiology of tungiasis in the Americas was performed in PubMed and LILACS databases from January 2007 to June 2021. In addition, a manual literature search on articles on the epidemiology of tungiasis was performed. Results. A total of 83 articles were analyzed which contained relevant information on tungiasis cases and their geographical distribution, prevalence and risk factors, life cycle, sites where transmission takes place, and zoonotic aspects. The on-host and off-host life cycles have been researched in detail. In certain contexts, the whole life cycle is completed indoors enabling transmission around the whole year. Cases were reported from 10 countries; 71% of them were from Brazil. In the general population, the prevalence varied between 1.0% and 82.6% according to the settings. Age-specific prevalence indicated that children and the elderly bear the highest disease burden. Risk factor studies indicate that tungiasis is associated with severe poverty. Conclusions. In the Americas, there are important gaps in information and knowledge of tungiasis. Understanding the burden, epidemiology, distribution, magnitude, related risk factors, and reservoirs, among others, is needed to develop and implement integrated control measures tailored to the context and patterns of transmission in the affected communities.

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Current status of the knowledge on the epidemiology of tungiasis in the Americas

Saboyá-Díaz

Nicholls

Castellanos

et al. 2022

Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública

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“…This hematophagous flea, representing the smallest known flea (1 mm), is very common in tropical and subtropical regions of the globe (Santos et al, 2017), especially in impoverished areas of South America, the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa. Tunga species usually penetrates the skin of homeothermic hosts such as a man, dog, pig, and bird (Tapia et al, 2011).…”

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Case Report: Severe Infestation with Tungiasis in a Coastal Community in Badagry Lagos, Nigeria.

Olusegun-Joseph

Olusegun‐Joseph²,

Adenike³

et al. 2023

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology

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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, and in endemic communities of Lagos, a prevalence as high as 45.2% has been reported. We hereby report a severe case of Tungiasis in Ilaje, an endemic community in the Badagry Local Government area of Lagos during an active surveillance conducted between August 2021 to May 2022 involving Eighteen (18) communities. This case is a 54-year-old male farmer who presented with pain, inflammation, ulceration, and deformation of digits, heels and soles of his limbs. He reported a burning sensation, and pruritus and was observed to have difficulties in walking which was evidenced by a noticeable totter. Embedded fleas in clusters numbering between 30 to 60 per limb were extracted by manual removal and the wounds were treated topically. Tungiasis morbidity often leads to poor health and impoverishment. Although tungiasis is rare in nonendemic areas, however, with the increased travel and opening up of Badagry as a seaport and tourist site, this ectoparasite may further be disseminated if still neglected. It is therefore imperative to investigate the occurrence, create awareness and implementation of preventive measures among local inhabitants. Physicians should be familiarized with this infestation for easy diagnosis and treatment.

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“…La infección en el ser humano se ve favorecida por importantes factores socioculturales asociados con la pobreza, la costumbre de caminar descalzo o con sandalias, la falta de higiene y la entrada de animales libremente en las casas como cerdos, perros y ratas. La transmisión de la pulga suele producirse como consecuencia de la deambulación sin calzado sobre suelos contaminados por heces de animales infestados 4 .…”

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Tungiasis in left lower limb in an immunocompetent patient:A case report

Aguilar-Urbina¹,

García-Tello²,

Trujillo-Neciosup³

et al. 2019

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es una ectoparasitosis transitoria causada por la penetración en la piel de la hembra grávida: Tunga penetrans. Es una enfermedad endémica en Centro y Sudamérica. Las lesiones predominan en niños y ancianos además prevalece en zonas de pobreza extrema. Comunicamos el caso clínico de un anciano peruano sin comorbilidades con infestación en un solo miembro inferior y realizamos una revisión de la bibliografía. Palabras Clave: Tunga penetrans, ectoparasitosis, Tungiasis en Perú. SUMMARY: Tungiasis is a transient ectoparasitosis caused by penetration into the skin of the gravid female: Tunga penetrans. It is an endemic disease in Central and South America. Lesions predominate in children and the elderly and also prevail in areas of extreme poverty. We report the clinical case of a Peruvian elder without comorbidities with infestation in a single lower limb and we review the literature.

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Tungiasis: una rara ectoparasitosis. Caso clínico

Abstract: We report a 54-year-old male that, after working in a rural zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, presented ( Rev Med Chile 2011; 139: 1206-1209.

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Current status of the knowledge on the epidemiology of tungiasis in the Americas

Current status of the knowledge on the epidemiology of tungiasis in the Americas

Case Report: Severe Infestation with Tungiasis in a Coastal Community in Badagry Lagos, Nigeria.

Tungiasis in left lower limb in an immunocompetent patient:A case report

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