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 ...

According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), dracunculiasis, also referred to as Guinea worm disease, is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by the Dracunculus medinensis ...