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Dogs and the classic route of Guinea Worm transmission: an evaluation of copepod ingestion

Dracunculus medinensis, the causative agent of Guinea worm disease in humans, is being reported with increasing frequency in dogs. However, the route(s) of transmission to dogs is still poorly understood. Classical transmission to humans occurs via drinking water that contains cyclopoid copepods inf...

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Autores principales: Garrett, Kayla B., Box, Erin K., Cleveland, Christopher A., Majewska, Ania A., Yabsley, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6989452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31996759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58191-4