National prevalence and risk factors for tungiasis in Kenya

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Authors

Lynne Elson · University of Oxford

Christopher Kamau · Murang'a University of Technology

Sammy Koech

Christopher Muthama

George Gachomba · Nakuru County Council

Erastus Sinoti · Ministry of Health

Elwyn Chondo · Moving the GoalPosts

Eliud Mburu

Abstract

Tungiasis is widely but heterogeneously distributed across Kenya. School-based surveys offer an efficient strategy for mapping tungiasis distribution.

Topics & Keywords

Dermatological diseases and infestations Nail Diseases and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-beingQuality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 85-85

DOI: 10.1186/s40249-023-01131-x

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