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

Robert L Richards; Lauren A Holian

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.005

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

Curr Biol. 2022 Feb 28;32(4):R170-R173. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.005.

Authors

Robert L Richards¹, Lauren A Holian²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA. Electronic address: robbielrichards@gmail.com.
² Department of Biology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

PMID: 35231412
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.005

Abstract

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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MeSH terms

Animals
Communicable Diseases*
Diet / veterinary
Dog Diseases* / parasitology
Dog Diseases* / transmission
Dogs
Dracunculiasis* / parasitology
Dracunculiasis* / prevention & control
Dracunculiasis* / transmission
Dracunculus Nematode
Humans