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.
Ahead of Print -Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad - Volume 22, Number 11—November 2016 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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