Journal of Cytology & Histology

Department of National Disease Control, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 7272, Kampala, Uganda

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• Research Article   
  Histological Demonstration of the Organisms Causing Human Tungiasis in Eastern Uganda
  Author(s): Elizabeth Sentongo*, Samuel Kalungi and George Mukone
  
  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 the Busoga sub-region of Eastern Uganda the Ministry of Health sought to verify the cause. Tungal extraction was therefore performed to provide specimens for diagnosis. Aim: To identify the organisms enucleated from the feet of residents in two affected districts. Method: The formalin-preserved enucleate was macroscopically described, processed and embedded in paraffin wax. Sections four micrometers thick were then stained with haematoxylin and eosin and microscopically examined. Results: Histology showed cystic bodies with internal structures. At the periphery a mul.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/jch/.2020.11.551

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