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Canine Dracunculus Nematode Infection, Toledo, Spain [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
A fragment of a Dracunculus-like worm was extracted from the hind limb of a 2-year-old dog from Toledo, Spain. Cytochrome oxidase I and rRNA sequences confirmed an autochthonous mammalian Dracunculus worm infection in Europe.
Irina Diekmann, Alaa Aldin Alnassan, Majda Globokar, Nikola Pantchev, Lina Kurzrock, Leticia Hernandez, Javier Lopez, Ricardo Ruano, Silvia Herrero, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Jürgen Krücken   +10 more
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A new dracunculus species (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) in neotropical otters (Lontra longicaudis) from Argentina: morphological and molecular characterization [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
A new species of Dracunculus is described in wild neotropical otters, Lontra longicaudis, occurring in Corrientes, Argentina, based on morphological and molecular characteristics.
María Belén Natalini, Juliana Notarnicola, Lucas Daniel Monje, Adriana Belén Vallejos, Francisco Sanchez Gavier, Martín Miguel Kowalewski   +5 more
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Absence of Wolbachia endobacteria in the human parasitic nematode Dracunculus medinensis and two related Dracunculus species infecting wildlife [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Wolbachia endosymbionts are a proven target for control of human disease caused by filarial nematodes. However, little is known about the occurrence of Wolbachia in taxa closely related to the superfamily Filarioidea.
Jeremy M Foster, Frédéric Landmann, Louise Ford, Kelly L Johnston, Sarah C Elsasser, Albrecht I Schulte-Hostedde, Mark J Taylor, Barton E Slatko   +7 more
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Development and validation of a quantitative PCR for the detection of Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis). [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) is a parasitic nematode that can cause the debilitating disease dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) in humans. The global Guinea Worm Eradication Program has led intervention and eradication efforts since the 1980s ...
Sarah M Coker, Erin K Box, Natalie Stilwell, Elizabeth A Thiele, James A Cotton, Ellen Haynes, Michael J Yabsley, Christopher A Cleveland   +7 more
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Concurrent therapeutic and behavioral interventions are associated with a reduced number of emerging Dracunculus medinensis worms in dogs in Chad. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm; GW) is a parasitic nematode that causes dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease; GWD). The annual incidence of GWD in humans has been reduced by over 99.9% globally since the 1980s thanks to the implementation of ...
Amy C Dupper, Christopher A Cleveland, Ellen K Haynes, Michael J Yabsley, Fernando Torres-Velez, Métinou Koumétio Sidouin, Philip Tchindebet Oaukou, Adam J Weiss, Rebecca Garabed   +8 more
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Epidemiological and molecular investigations of a point-source outbreak of Dracunculus medinensis infecting humans and dogs in Chad: a cross-sectional study

The Lancet Microbe, 2022
Summary: Background: Dracunculiasis (also known as Guinea worm disease), caused by the Dracunculus medinensis nematode, is progressing towards eradication, with a reduction in cases from 3·5 million cases in the mid-1980s to only 54 human cases at the ...
Sarah Anne J Guagliardo, PhD, Elizabeth Thiele, PhD, Karmen Unterwegner, MPH, Ndoyengar Narcisse Nanguita, MPH, Laurès Dossou, MPH, Philip Tchindebet Ouakou, MD, Hubert Zirimwabagabo, MD, Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben, PhD, Donald R Hopkins, MD, Sharon L Roy, MD, Vitaliano Cama, DVM, Henry Bishop, BS, Sarah Sapp, PhD, Sarah Yerian, MPH, Adam J Weiss, MPH   +14 more
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Reconstitution of an N-AChR from Brugia malayi, an evolved change in acetylcholine receptor accessory protein requirements in filarial parasites.

PLoS Pathogens, 2022
Neurotransmission is an important target for anthelmintic drugs, where receptor characteristics and response can be examined through reconstitution ex vivo in Xenopus laevis oocytes.
Jennifer D Noonan, Robin N Beech
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Dracunculiasis – A Rare Case Report

JK Science
Dracunculiasis, commonly referred to as Guinea worm disease, is a neglected tropical illness caused by the parasitic nematode Dracunculus medinensis.
Nanda Patil, Ghadge Neha, Chaitanya Mahadeo Shinde, Dhara Dodia   +3 more
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The current state of knowledge on dracunculiasis: a narrative review of a rare neglected disease. [PDF]

Infez Med, 2023
Simonetti O, Zerbato V, Maurel C, Cosimi L, Babich S, Cavalli F, Di Bella S, Pavia D, Pesaresi C, Luzzati R.   +9 more
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Five Different Artemisia L. Species Ethanol Extracts' Phytochemical Composition and Their Antimicrobial and Nematocide Activity. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2023
Nikitin E, Fitsev I, Egorova A, Logvinenko L, Terenzhev D, Bekmuratova F, Rakhmaeva A, Shumatbaev G, Gatiyatullina A, Shevchuk O, Kalinnikova T.   +10 more
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