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Tungiasis Outbreak in Travelers From Madagascar

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Belaz, Sorya | Gay, Eugénie | Robert-Gangneux, Florence | Beaucournu, Jean-Claude | Guiguen, Claude

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International audience. Seven patients from a group of 16 travelers were diagnosed at our institution with one or more sand fleas on their toes, 1 day to 3 weeks after returning from Madagascar. A questionnaire was sent to the whole group to collect clinical and epidemiological information, which showed that 9 of 13 (69%) had received pre-travel medical advice, but none were aware of sand flea; thus prevention measures were rarely applied. Five of seven (71%) patients wore open sandals throughout the trip. Overall, 10 sand fleas were extracted

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