Ecology of domestic dogs Canis familiaris as an emerging reservoir of Guinea worm Dracunculus medinensis infection.

• Main Authors: Robbie A McDonald (Author), Jared K Wilson-Aggarwal (Author), George J F Swan (Author), Cecily E D Goodwin (Author), Tchonfienet Moundai (Author), Dieudonné Sankara (Author), Gautam Biswas (Author), James A Zingeser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Global eradication of human Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) has been set back by the emergence of infections in animals, particularly domestic dogs Canis familiaris. The ecology and epidemiology of this reservoir is unknown. We tracked dogs using GPS, inferred diets using stable isotope analysi...