The man was plagued by an unknown species related to the Guinea worm, one that may have recently jumped from reptiles to humans. reading time 3 minutes The mystery over a worm infestation found in a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Four cases of Dracunculus insignis infection are reported, two from dogs and one each from skunk and raccoon. The host animals came from three ...

The incidence and the prevalence of Guinea worm disease, a major cause of disability and a frequent cause of serious permanent deformity, were both drastically reduced in Ohaukwu Local Government ...

When veterinarians found half-foot-long worms living in their feline patients, they had discovered something new: The worms, Dracunculus insignis, had never before been seen in cats. The worms can ...