Infectious disease: Dog diets may drive transmission cycles in human Guinea worm disease.

Curr Biol

Department of Biology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

Published: February 2022

Domestic dogs have an important role in the ecology of transmission of the Guinea worm, a debilitating human parasite. A new study documents how fish content in dogs' diets can predict Guinea worm infection status, suggesting additional avenues for control.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.005DOI Listing

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