Dracunculus insignis

Cleveland, Christopher A., Garrett, Kayla B., Cozad, Rebecca A., Williams, Brianna M., Murray, Maureen H. & Yabsley, Michael J., 2018, The wild world of Guinea Worms: A review of the genus Dracunculus in wildlife, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 7 (3), pp. 289-300 : 296

4.2. Experimental infections of hosts with D. insignis

Several species, including raccoons, rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ), mink, and domestic ferrets ( Mustela putorius furo ), have been experimentally-infected with D. insignis ( Beverly-Burton and Crichton, 1976) . Regardless of the inoculation route or dose, not all individuals of host species developed patent infections in these studies. Furthermore, a relatively low percentage of L3 used to expose definitive hosts develop into adult worms. Exposure of two domestic dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) and a single marten ( Martes americana ) to D. insignis -infected Cyclops vernalis (n = 250, 210, and 220 respectively) did not result in infection; however, natural infections have been reported in both hosts ( Beverly-Burton and Crichton, 1976).