Evaluating wildlife community composition around villages with varying Guinea worm (<i>Dracunculus medinensis)</i> transmission in Chad, Africa.

ABSTRACT: Since 2012, Guinea worm (GW - Dracunculus medinensis) infections in animals have complicated the Guinea worm Eradication Program's (GWEP) goal to eradicate this parasite. Increased infections in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and cats (Felis catus) have been a concern. Detections of infections in wild felids from Chad and olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Ethiopia highlight a significant knowledge gap concerning the role of wildlife in GW transmission. Furthermore, little is known about the diversity of wildlife surrounding villages in Chad and what role these animals may play in GW transmission. We aimed to provide data on the community composition of wildlife surrounding Chadian villages by deploying game cameras to monitor terrestrial wildlife at study

SUBMITTER: Korns AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature