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Jörg Heukelbach
Researcher at Federal University of Ceará
Publications - 2
Citations - 188
Jörg Heukelbach is an academic researcher from Federal University of Ceará. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tunga penetrans & Tungiasis. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 180 citations.
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Ectopic localization of tungiasis.
TL;DR: In 86 patients actively recruited with lesions on their feet, ectopic localizations were observed in 25.6%.
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Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil: IV. Clinical and histopathology
Hermann Feldmeier,Margit Eisele,Erik A. E. Van Marck,Heinz Mehlhorn,Ronaldo A. Ribeiro,Jörg Heukelbach +5 more
TL;DR: Tungiasis causes a broad spectrum of clinical and histopathological alterations, and is a serious health threat in a typical, impoverished community in northeast Brazil.