Reporte de un caso de dracunculosis en un canino en la Provincia de Formosa - Argentina

Hoyos, Catalina; Jara, Greta Alexandra Chica; Monzón, Cándido

doi:10.1590/s0036-46651995000300016

Cited by 7 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 3 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Toxorhynchites in the immature stages were found in natural habitats, most commonly represented by bromeliads, tree holes and bamboo internodes (Forattini 1965b), although they were also found in artificial containers, such as tin, tire and plastic containers (Lopes 1997, Hoyos et al 2010. In Venezuela, Machado-Allison et al (1986) classified species of Toxorhynchites and Wyeomyia genera as species with a broad niche, collected from bromeliads and araceae, but notably absent in tree holes and bamboo.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Classification of immature mosquito species according to characteristics of the larval habitat in the subtropical province of Chaco, Argentina

Stein

Ludueña-Almeida

Willener

et al. 2011

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Classification of immature mosquito species according to characteristics of the larval habitat in the subtropical province of Chaco, Argentina

Stein

Ludueña-Almeida

Willener

et al. 2011

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Table 1 lists the species of Dracunculus which have been reported. Emerging female worms are recovered sporadically from a wide range of mammals both from parts of the world where dracunculiasis is endemic and from parts where it is not (12,49,69,71,89,90,103,106,110,135,140; review in reference 116). Unfortunately, in almost all cases only a portion of a female worm is recovered, usually in a flaccid state after the enclosed larvae have been ejected, and identification with regard to species is impossible.…”

Section: Zoonotic Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) and the Eradication Initiative

2002

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Dracunculiasis, also known as guinea worm disease, is caused by the large female of the nematode Dracunculus medinensis, which emerges painfully and slowly from the skin, usually on the lower limbs. The disease can infect animals, and sustainable animal cycles occur in North America and Central Asia but do not act as reservoirs of human infection. The disease is endemic across the Sahel belt of Africa from Mauritania to Ethiopia, having been eliminated from Asia and some African countries. It has a significant socioeconomic impact because of the temporary disability that it causes. Dracunculiasis is exclusively caught from drinking water, usually from ponds. A campaign to eradicate the disease was launched in the 1980s and has made significant progress. The strategy of the campaign is discussed, including water supply, health education, case management, and vector control. Current issues including the integration of the campaign into primary health care and the mapping of cases by using geographic information systems are also considered. Finally, some lessons for other disease control and eradication programs are outlined

show abstract

“…from B. constrictor and Corallus cooki Gray (reported as Corallus enydris cooki) (both Boidae) from Trinidad (Muller 1971). On the contrary, three species of Dracunculus, Dracunculus fuelleborni Travassos, 1934, Dracunculus insignis (Leidy, 1858) and Dracunculus medinensis (Linnaeus, 1758), have been reported from mammals (latter also from man) in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Peru) (e.g., Hoyos et al 1995;Sarmiento et al 1999;Cairncross et al 2002).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dracunculus brasiliensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Dracunculidae) from the anaconda, Eunectes murinus (Ophidia: Boidae)

Moravec

Santos

2008

Parasitol Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Dracunculus brasiliensis sp. n. (Dracunculidae), is described based on a single female specimen found in the body cavity of the anaconda, Eunectes murinus (L.) (Ophidia: Boidae), from the Mexiana Island, Amazon River delta, Brazil and one female previously recorded from the subcutaneous tissue of this host species imported from South America into Europe (ZOO in the Czech Republic). The new species is characterised mainly by markedly large, anteriorly protruding dorsal and ventral double papillae of the internal circle and small lateral papillae of the same circle, a widely rounded caudal end, the excretory pore situated just posterior to the nerve ring, a distinctly transversely striated cuticle and by the length (396-429 mum) of larvae from uterus. This is the first species of Dracunculus described from reptiles in South America.

show abstract

Reporte de un caso de dracunculosis en un canino en la Provincia de Formosa - Argentina

Abstract: Se comunica el hallazgo de Dracunculus sp. en un canino proveniente de la localidad de Fontana, Departamento Patiño, Provincia de Formosa, Argentina. El hallazgo constituye el cuarto caso de Dracunculosis registrado en animales en una misma área geográfica de Formosa.

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

Classification of immature mosquito species according to characteristics of the larval habitat in the subtropical province of Chaco, Argentina

Classification of immature mosquito species according to characteristics of the larval habitat in the subtropical province of Chaco, Argentina

Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) and the Eradication Initiative

Dracunculus brasiliensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Dracunculidae) from the anaconda, Eunectes murinus (Ophidia: Boidae)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About