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A search for tiny dragons (Dracunculus medinensis third-stage larvae) in aquatic animals in Chad, Africa

Dracunculus medinensis, or human Guinea worm (GW), causes a painful and debilitating infection. The global Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP) has successfully reduced human GW cases from 3.5 million in 21 countries in 1986 to only 30 cases in three remaining countries in 2017. Since 2012, an inc...

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Autores principales: Cleveland, Christopher A., Eberhard, Mark L., Thompson, Alec T., Garrett, Kayla B., Swanepoel, Liandrie, Zirimwabagabo, Hubert, Moundai, Tchonfienet, Ouakou, Philippe T., Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto, Yabsley, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6344555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30675007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37567-7