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Dracunculiasis

Known as: DRACONTIASIS, Guinea Worm Disease, Dracunculoses 
Infection with nematodes of the genus Dracunculus. One or more worms may be seen at a time, with the legs and feet being the most commonly infected… 
National Institutes of Health

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Dracunculus medinensisIn BloodMicrobiologicalParasitic infection

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Filariasis

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Parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The transvestite serpent: why do male garter snakes court (some) other males?
In large mating aggregations of red-sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis, in Manitoba, male courtship is directed… 
1999
1999
Increased Muscarinic Receptor Blockade by Atropine in Tracheal Chains of Ovalbumin-Sensitized Guinea Pigs
Drug delivery to the receptor sites and receptor affinity could be determinant factors for increased bronchial responsiveness… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Impact of guinea worm disease on children in Nigeria.
School attendance records of all primary schools in a guinea worm-endemic village in southwestern Nigeria were examined to… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Babana Parasitic Diseases Project. II. Prevalence and impact of dracontiasis in Babana district, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Review
1983
Review
1983
Dracunculiasis: an eradicable scourge.
As an incapacitating disease which has a direct negative effect on the self-sufficiency of rural populations in parts of Asia and… 
1983
1983
Direct skin test in highly sensitized guinea pigs for rapid and sensitive determination of staphylococcal enterotoxin B
The direct skin test in highly sensitized guinea pigs was developed as a rapid and extremely sensitive assay for detection of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Endemic dracontiasis in Anambra State of Nigeria: geographical distribution, clinical features, epidemiology and socio-economic impact of the disease.
Guinea-worm disease (dracontiasis) has been found in the north-eastern zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. Prevalence rates in rural… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
The clinico-epidemiological profile of guinea worm in the Ibadan district of Nigeria.
An epidemiological survey of guinea worm infection was carried out in 17 rural village communities north of Ibadan in western… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Experimental Shigella infections. IV. Fluorescent antibody studies of an infection in guinea pigs.
Summary Sections of tissue obtained from guinea pigs succumbing to a fatal enteric infection of Shigella flexneri 2a were… 
1957
1957
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy in Guinea Pigs Exposed to Simulated High Altitude
Guinea pigs exposed to simulated altitudes of 18,000 feet developed right heart dilatation followed by hypertrophy, more… 
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