Tungiasis in the Sanumás Amerindians in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil: Prevalence, Intensity and Morbidity.
Yago Ranniere Teixeira SantanaLucas Felipe Carvalho OliveiraGabriela Mafra LimaRenata Velôzo TimbóEliane Mateus PiresAmanda Ramos de BritoAna Carolina Tardin MartinsVivyanne Santiago MagalhãesAna Carolina Mota de FariaAda Amalia Ayala UrdapilletaIsabelle RogerRafael Rocha de AndradeLuciana Pereira Freire MartinsMarcos PellegriniFabiola Christian Almeida de CarvalhoDavid Dias AraújoDaniel Holanda BarrosoCarina Nogueira GarciaHermann FeldmeierCiro Martins GomesPublished in: Tropical medicine and infectious disease (2023)
We conclude that tungiasis is an important problem in the Sanumás community, especially for children. We suggest that interruption of the off-host transmission cycle, together with regular treatment [human and animal interventions], must be prioritized to achieve control of tungiasis in indigenous populations.