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Ecology of domestic dogs Canis familiaris as an emerging reservoir of Guinea worm Dracunculus medinensis infection
Global eradication of human Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) has been set back by the emergence of infections in animals, particularly domestic dogs Canis familiaris. The ecology and epidemiology of this reservoir is unknown. We tracked dogs using GPS, inferred diets using stable isotope analysi...
Autores principales: | McDonald, Robbie A., Wilson-Aggarwal, Jared K., Swan, George J. F., Goodwin, Cecily E. D., Moundai, Tchonfienet, Sankara, Dieudonné, Biswas, Gautam, Zingeser, James A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7170223/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32310976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008170 |
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