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Also known as: '''''Chigger — Jigger — Chigoe — Sand flea
{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
|name = ''Tunga penetrans
|name = ''Tunga penetrans
}}
}}
[[Image:Chigger.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Chiggers''' <br> Pearson Scott Foresman 2007, Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Chigger.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Chiggers''' <br> Pearson Scott Foresman 2007, Wikimedia Commons]]
==Hosts==
==Hosts==
Humans and Pigs are the primary hosts. '''Reservoir hosts''' include: cattle, sheep, horses, mules, rats, mice, dogs and some wild animals.
Humans and Pigs are the primary hosts. '''Reservoir hosts''' include: cattle, sheep, horses, mules, rats, mice, dogs and some wild animals.
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
==Literature Search==
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