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Descriptor English:   Tunga 
Descriptor Spanish:   Tunga 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Tunga 
Synonyms English:   Chigoe Flea
Jigger Flea
Chigoe Fleas
Flea, Chigoe
Flea, Jigger
Fleas, Chigoe
Fleas, Jigger
Jigger Fleas
Sand Flea
Tunga penetrans  
Tree Number:   B01.050.500.131.617.750.800
Definition English:   A genus of parasitic fleas in the family Pulicidae. They are found mainly in Africa, South America, and Central America. 
Indexing Annotation English:   infestation = TUNGIASIS; for killing Tunga with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES
History Note English:   2011 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry
CL classification CY cytology
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GE genetics
GD growth & development IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PY pathogenicity
PH physiology RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   53877 
Unique Identifier:   D058253 

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