Primer reporte de Dracunculus spp. en la provincia de Santa Fe Argentina

FIRST REPORT OF DRACUNCULUS SPP IN THE PROVINCE OF SANTA FE, ARGENTINA. Dracunculosis is a parasitic disease caused by Dracunculus medinensis, which can affect both humans and animals. Very few cases have been reported in Argentina, all of them in Formosa province. Human cases were fi rst reported in 1903. We are describe a case of a 2-year-old canine with skin nodules located at several body regions. Pinkish helminths were obtained from these lesions, the length of which ranged from 15 to 57 cm. Larvae were obtained from one of the helminthes. They had a fi liform end, striated cuticle and a length of approximately 700 µm. From our observations support the conclusion that this is a case of dracunculosis.