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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088019/ |