Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2016
- Authors:
- Eberhard, Mark L et al.
Abstract
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 that frogs can serve as natural paratenic hosts.
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