Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad
Open Access
- 1 November 2016
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 22 (11), 1961-1962
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.161332
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.Keywords
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