title: Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad.
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.
authors: Mark L
authors: ML
authors: Eberhard
authors: Christopher A
authors: CA
authors: Cleveland
authors: Hubert
authors: H
authors: Zirimwabagabo
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Yabsley
authors: Philippe Tchindebet
authors: PT
authors: Ouakou
authors: Ernesto
authors: E
authors: Ruiz-Tiben
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000469:parasitology*; D002596:Chad / Q000453:epidemiology; D004320:Dracunculiasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004321:Dracunculus Nematode / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D007814:Larva
keywords: Chad; Dracunculus medinensis; Guinea worm; Guinea worm disease; Phrynobatrachus francisci; dogs; dracunculiasis; humans; infective larvae; parasites; paratenic host; transmission; wild frog; zoonoses