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Imported tungiasis in a Finnish journalist: the first case reported from the Nordic countries
Author(s) -
JALAVAKARVINEN PÄIVI,
MARTTILA HARRI,
TALVE LAURI,
RANTAKOKKOJALAVA KAISU,
JOKIRANTA SAKARI,
KOTILAINEN PIRKKO
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2008.00933.x
Subject(s) - geography , medicine , demography , socioeconomics , environmental health , sociology
Tungiasis is a parasitic infection widely spread in tropical Africa and in South and Central America. Only a few cases involving travellers have been reported from Europe, and none from the Nordic countries. We report a case of tungiasis in a Finnish journalist returning from Uganda. In this era of increasing intercontinental travel it is important that all physicians are aware of tungiasis.