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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.161332
Personal Author:
Eberhard, Mark L. ; Cleveland, Christopher A. ; Zirimwabagabo, Hubert ; Yabsley, Michael J. ; Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet ; ... More +
Eberhard, Mark L. ; Cleveland, Christopher A. ; Zirimwabagabo, Hubert ; Yabsley, Michael J. ; Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet ; Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto Less -
Description:
A third-stage (infective) larva of Dracunculus medinensis, the causative agent of Guinea worm disease, was recovered from a wild-caught Phrynobatrachus francisci frog in Chad. Although green frogs (Lithobates clamitans) have been experimentally infected with D. medinensis worms, our findings prove that frogs can serve as natural paratenic hosts.
Subject:
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Animals
Anura
Dispatch
Dracunculiasis/veterinary
Dracunculus Nematode
Helminthiasis, Animal
Larva

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 22(11):1961-1962.
Pubmed ID:
27560598
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5088019
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Chad
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:5d437dbc628d6f08909702286bc0078e488ec4a53d04c34081c1a0421de2fd27
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