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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...
Autores principales: | Eberhard, Mark L., Cleveland, Christopher A., Zirimwabagabo, Hubert, Yabsley, Michael J., Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet, Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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