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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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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author Eberhard, Mark L.
Cleveland, Christopher A.
Zirimwabagabo, Hubert
Yabsley, Michael J.
Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet
Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto
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Cleveland, Christopher A.
Zirimwabagabo, Hubert
Yabsley, Michael J.
Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet
Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto
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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.
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spelling pubmed-50880192016-11-11 Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad Eberhard, Mark L. Cleveland, Christopher A. Zirimwabagabo, Hubert Yabsley, Michael J. Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5088019/ /pubmed/27560598 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.161332 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Eberhard, Mark L.
Cleveland, Christopher A.
Zirimwabagabo, Hubert
Yabsley, Michael J.
Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet
Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto
Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad
title Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad
title_full Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad
title_fullStr Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad
title_full_unstemmed Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad
title_short Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad
title_sort guinea worm (dracunculus medinensis) infection in a wild-caught frog, chad
topic Dispatch
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.161332
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