New records of human tungiasis in Mexico (Siphonaptera:Tungidae).
Human cases of tungiasis were recorded in Mexico until 1948. Here we report 3 new cases of infection by chigoe, Tunga penetrans (L.), with 2 from Hidalgo State and the 3rd, although acquired in Mexico City, was associated with the other 2 cases. This is the 1st record of this species in Hidalgo State and indicates a reappearance of this parasite in Mexico.
Ibáñez-Bernal
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Departamento de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos (INDRE), Dirección General de Epidemiología, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico, D.F. Mexico.
Velasco-Castrejón
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D000818:Animals; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D005423:Siphonaptera