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

Autor:	Robbie A McDonald, Jared K Wilson-Aggarwal, George J F Swan, Cecily E D Goodwin, Tchonfienet Moundai, Dieudonné Sankara, Gautam Biswas, James A Zingeser
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 4, p e0008170 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1935-2727 1935-2735
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pntd.0008170
Popis:	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 analysis and analysed correlates of infection in Chad, where numbers of Guinea worm infections are greatest. Dogs had small ranges that varied markedly among villages. Diets consisted largely of human staples and human faeces. A minority of ponds, mostly
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