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Volume 22, Number 11—November 2016

Dispatch

Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad

Mark L. EberhardComments to Author , Christopher A. Cleveland, Hubert Zirimwabagabo, Michael J. Yabsley, Philippe Tchindebet Ouakou, and Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.L. Eberhard); University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA (C.A. Cleveland, M.J. Yabsley); The Carter Center, Atlanta (H. Zirimwabagabo, E. Ruiz-Tiben); Ministry of Public Health, N’Djamena, Chad (P.T. Ouakou)

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Figure

Size and shape of a Dracunculus medinensis third-stage larva recovered from a Phrynobatrachus francisci frog from Chad. Scale bar indicates 25 μm. Inset shows detailed morphology of the tip of the tail of the larva, including the characteristic 3-lobed tip.

Figure. Size and shape of a Dracunculus medinensis third-stage larva recovered from a Phrynobatrachus francisci frog from Chad. Scale bar indicates 25 μm. Inset shows detailed morphology of the tip of the tail of the larva, including the characteristic 3-lobed tip.

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