Identification of tungiasis infection hotspots with a low-cost, high-throughput method for extracting Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) off-host stages from soil samples–An observational study

• Abneel K. Matharu ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: abneem93@zedat.fu-berlin.de

  Affiliations Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Berlin, Germany, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Human Health Theme, Nairobi, Kenya

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0045-5588

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• Paul Ouma,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Human Health Theme, Nairobi, Kenya

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• Margaret M. Njoroge,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Human Health Theme, Nairobi, Kenya

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• Billy L. Amugune,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Human Health Theme, Nairobi, Kenya

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• Ayako Hyuga,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Human Health Theme, Nairobi, Kenya

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• Francis Mutebi,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Makerere University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Kampala, Uganda

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• Jürgen Krücken,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Berlin, Germany

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• Hermann Feldmeier,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Berlin, Germany

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• Lynne Elson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), Kilifi, Kenya, University of Oxford, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Oxford, United Kingdom

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• Ulrike Fillinger

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Human Health Theme, Nairobi, Kenya

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