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ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2025

Environmental and Social Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Severe Tungiasis and Scabies in the State of Ceará, Brazil: An Ecological Study.

Nathiel Silva, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Jorg Heukelbach

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Article in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Nathiel SilvaPostgraduate Course in Public Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Prof. Costa Mendes 1608-5, Andar, Fortaleza 60430-140, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3612-0106
Carlos Henrique AlencarPostgraduate Course in Public Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Prof. Costa Mendes 1608-5, Andar, Fortaleza 60430-140, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2967-532X
Jorg HeukelbachPostgraduate Course in Public Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Prof. Costa Mendes 1608-5, Andar, Fortaleza 60430-140, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7845-5510

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Abstract

Scabies and tungiasis are skin-related neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) associated with poverty and poor living conditions. We performed an ecological study covering a state in northeast Brazil to identify socio-economic and environmental factors associated with the occurrence of severe scabies and severe tungiasis, respectively. Data on disease occurrence on the municipality level were derived from a previous study based on online questionnaires. A total of 47 (26.0%) of the 181 state's municipalities reported severe tungiasis, and 113 (62.4%) severe scabies. Municipalities with occurrence of severe tungiasis were characterized by higher annual rainfalls (median = 883 mm vs. 741 mm;

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controlOne Healthscabiesskin NTDstungiasis

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