Infectious disease: Dog diets may drive transmission cycles in human Guinea worm disease

Domestic dogs have an important role in the ecology of transmission of the Guinea worm, a debilitating human parasite. A new study documents how fish content in dogs’ diets can predict Guinea worm infection status, suggesting additional avenues for control. Domestic dogs have an important role in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 2022-02, Vol.32 (4), p.R170-R173
Hauptverfasser:	Richards, Robert L., Holian, Lauren A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Communicable Diseases Diet - veterinary Dog Diseases - parasitology Dog Diseases - transmission Dogs Dracunculiasis - parasitology Dracunculiasis - prevention & control Dracunculiasis - transmission Dracunculus Nematode Humans
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Zusammenfassung:	Domestic dogs have an important role in the ecology of transmission of the Guinea worm, a debilitating human parasite. A new study documents how fish content in dogs’ diets can predict Guinea worm infection status, suggesting additional avenues for control. Domestic dogs have an important role in the ecology of transmission of the Guinea worm, a debilitating human parasite. A new study documents how fish content in dogs’ diets can predict Guinea worm infection status, suggesting additional avenues for control.
ISSN:	0960-9822 1879-0445
DOI:	10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.005