Alternative transmission pathways for guinea worm in dogs: implications for outbreak risk and control

[Display omitted] •Recent evidence suggests that frogs may act as paratenic hosts for the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis.•Dogs may acquire the parasite through consumption of infected copepods or frogs that recently consumed infected copepods.•Tadpoles reduce transmission relative to when tadpo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal for parasitology 2021-11, Vol.51 (12), p.1027-1034
Hauptverfasser:	Vinson, John E., Park, Andrew W., Cleveland, Christopher A., Yabsley, Michael J., Ezenwa, Vanessa O., Hall, Richard J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anura Copepoda Disease Outbreaks Dogs Domestic dogs Dracunculiasis - epidemiology Dracunculiasis - prevention & control Dracunculiasis - veterinary Dracunculus Nematode Guinea worm Intervention Paratenic hosts Reproductive number
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