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Waiwai dog house in Masakenari Village, Guyana in 2019
Until the 1960s, Waiwai dogs were kept on elevated shelves or hammocks within a communal house. This practice is partially retained through the use of external, elevated dog houses placed on stilts. The Waiwai keep their dogs within these elevated houses primarily to reduce jigger flea (Tunga penetrans) infections in both dogs and humans in the community. Milstein, et al. (2022)
Image Credit: Tiffany Wolf
Citation: (2022) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 16(6) July 2022. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 16(6): ev16.i06. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v16.i06
Published: July 6, 2022
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Until the 1960s, Waiwai dogs were kept on elevated shelves or hammocks within a communal house. This practice is partially retained through the use of external, elevated dog houses placed on stilts. The Waiwai keep their dogs within these elevated houses primarily to reduce jigger flea (Tunga penetrans) infections in both dogs and humans in the community. Milstein, et al. (2022)
Image Credit: Tiffany Wolf