Tungiasis in recently arrived African refugees

Ashwin Swaminathan,* Iain B Gosbell,^† Nicholas A Zwar,^‡Mark W Douglas§

2 Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Liverpool Hospital, South Western Area Pathology Service, Locked Bag 7090, Liverpool, NSW 1871
3 Sydney South West Area Health Service General Practice Unit, Fairfield Hospital, Sydney, NSW. Iain.GosbellATswsahs.nsw.gov.au

Correspondence: Iain.Gosbell@swsahs.nsw.gov.au

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