FEDCHENKO, Alexei Pavlovich (Aleksei FEDTSCHENKO)
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On the structure and reproduction of Filaria medinensis L.Izvest. imp. Obsh. Liub. Estes. (Mosk.), 8, 71-82, 1869 – 1870.Fedchenko, a Russian naturalist and explorer of central Asia, elucidated the life cycle of Dracunculus medinensis, the parasite of dracunculiasis. He discovered its means of transmission via copepod intermediate hosts. English translation in Amer. J. Med., 1971, 20, 511-23, and in Kean (No. 2268.1) pp. 426-34. Subjects: COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Russia, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › DISEASES DUE TO METAZOAN PARASITES, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › DISEASES DUE TO METAZOAN PARASITES › Guinea Worm Disease (Dracunculiasis), PARASITOLOGY › Helminths › Parasitic Worms › Filaria |