| tungiasis among five communities in south-western trinidad, west indies. | the prevalences of tunga penetrans linn. within the five townships of granville, fullerton, icacos, coromandel and cedros in south-western trinidad, west indies, as determined by physical examination of all inhabitants present during the survey, were 17.0% (38/223 subjects), 15.7% (36/237), 31.4% (102/325), 17.4% (42/242) and 17.9% (50/280), respectively. the rate in icacos was significantly higher than in the other four sites (p < 0.001). not only were males more likely to be infected than fema ... | 1998 | 9614460 |
| distribution patterns of tunga penetrans within a community in trinidad, west indies. | this paper describes patterns of infection with tunga penetrans within the town of icacos, trinidad, west indies, assessed by the number of persons infected and the extent of the chigoe flea burden by physical examination. the overall prevalence of infection was 31.4% (102 infected persons) of the 325 persons examined (41% of males and 23% of females). both measures showed a significant difference among the different age groups with peak chigoe burden found in the 5-9, 10-14 and > 55 age-groups, ... | 1994 | 8007057 |