Browsing School of Bio-Medical Sciences (Bio-Medical) Collections by Subject "Tungiasis"
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Detection of Leishmania in human blood and tissue exudate ingested by Tunga penetrans
(International Scholars Journals, 2020-09)Communities in Uganda are experiencing a multiparasitism, blood microscopy often reveals Leishmania and microfilaria in patients with anaemia, haemorrhage and splenomegaly. Many are likely asymptomatic and probably exposed ... -
Histological Demonstration of the Organisms Causing Human Tungiasis in Eastern Uganda
(Journal of Cytology & Histology, 2020)Background: Tungiasis, a neglected tropical ecto-parasitic disease, has resurged in Sub-Saharan Africa, causing public concern and at times confusing diagnosis. In October 2010, following widespread human disease within ...