Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad

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 t...

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Autores principales: Eberhard, Mark L., Cleveland, Christopher A., Zirimwabagabo, Hubert, Yabsley, Michael J., Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet, Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27560598
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.161332

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27560598
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.161332

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