2020
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13711
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Ecology of domestic dogs ( Canis familiaris ) as a host for Guinea worm ( Dracunculus medinensis ) infection in Ethiopia

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“…The association between HR95 size and the number of adults and children in the household might suggest differences in interactions affecting dog roaming behavior. Previous studies showed that dog movements are affected by the activities of their owners (Hudson et al, 2017;Maher et al, 2019;Wilson-Aggarwal, Goodwin, Moundai, et al, 2021). For example, in urban Malawi, children commonly take care of the dogs and are often accompanied by them when they walk or play away from the household.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The association between HR95 size and the number of adults and children in the household might suggest differences in interactions affecting dog roaming behavior. Previous studies showed that dog movements are affected by the activities of their owners (Hudson et al, 2017;Maher et al, 2019;Wilson-Aggarwal, Goodwin, Moundai, et al, 2021). For example, in urban Malawi, children commonly take care of the dogs and are often accompanied by them when they walk or play away from the household.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further efforts to understand the interactions between definitive hosts and potential paratenic or transport hosts may elucidate transmission routes of these parasite species to relevant definitive hosts. It is important that these relationships continue to be investigated, especially since primary transmission routes may vary by region ( Wilson‐Aggarwal et al, 2021 ). This research contributes to the understanding of Dracunculus transmission by highlighting that fish and aquatic frogs are voracious consumers of copepods and that these feeding habits may have an impact on Dracunculus transmission.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dietary investigations used stable isotope analysis 30 of dog whiskers and samples of putative dog food sources. 17,21 For each dog, one whisker was plucked in each visit. Previous work on dog diets in Chad was used as a starting reference for the food dogs might eat, 17 and owners were asked what they fed their dogs and what they observed them eating.…”
Section: Dog Dietsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…17 Our comparable study of dogs in Ethiopia found no evidence of novel pathways. 21 Seasonal variation in rainfall in Chad is associated with pronounced changes in hydrology, river extent, and surface-water availability. Central sub-tropical and southern tropical regions of Chad experience a ''wet'' season from May/June to October/November, followed by a ''cool-dry'' season from December to around February, which gradually warms toward a ''hot-dry'' season up to April/May, when water levels are lowest and before the rains come again.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%