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Articles for Guinea Worm

Race to global eradication of Guinea worm disease nears finish line
10 months ago

Race to global eradication of Guinea worm disease nears finish line

The Hindu  

The world is on the brink of a public health triumph as it closes in on eradicating Guinea worm disease. At a time when medical advancements often headline with breakthrough vaccines and cures, the battle against Guinea worm disease stands out for its reliance on basic public health principles rather than high-tech interventions. “India eliminated Guinea worm disease in the …

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In his final days, Jimmy Carter on cusp of a humanitarian goal: Eradicating a parasitic worm
1 year, 9 months ago

In his final days, Jimmy Carter on cusp of a humanitarian goal: Eradicating a parasitic worm

LA Times  

Former President Carter consoles Ruhama Issah, 6, as Carter Center volunteer Adams Bawa dresses a wound on her hand at Savelugu Hospital in Ghana. “I’d like the last Guinea worm to die before I do,” the 39th president told reporters at the Carter Center. “We’ve joked many times: Who’s going to win — the Guinea worm or Jimmy Carter?” said …

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Guinea worm eradication effort enters ‘most difficult’ phase
1 year, 11 months ago

Guinea worm eradication effort enters ‘most difficult’ phase

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Carter Center said Tuesday that only 13 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide last year. After decades of progress, the eradication program’s director cautioned the end phase of the global effort to eradicate the parasitic disease will be “the most difficult.” The Atlanta-based center, founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Eleanor …

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Carter’s dream, almost reached: Guinea worm cases drop to 14
2 years, 10 months ago

Carter’s dream, almost reached: Guinea worm cases drop to 14

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Guinea worm infections dropped to just over a dozen worldwide last year, getting closer to fulfilling former President Jimmy Carter’s dream of completely eradicating the disease during his lifetime. The Carter Center reported Wednesday that only 14 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported in all of 2021, the result of years of public health campaigns to …

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Parasitic worms that can grow up to 3ft-long are being transmitted to humans via dogs
3 years ago

Parasitic worms that can grow up to 3ft-long are being transmitted to humans via dogs

Daily Mail  

A devastating tropical disease that health experts had hoped to eradicate by the end of last year is now being transmitted to humans via dogs, a study has warned. Guinea worm is usually caught by drinking water contaminated with fleas that carry the parasite larvae, but scientists have discovered a new pathway for transmission traced back to dogs eating infested …

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Guinea worm closer to eradication as cases halve in a year
3 years, 10 months ago

Guinea worm closer to eradication as cases halve in a year

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Just over two dozen people in the world are infected with Guinea worm, according to a new report that says community programs are close to eradicating the disease in which a meter-long worm slowly emerges from a blister in a person’s skin. Despite cuts to many programs worldwide, The Carter Center said its community-based program to eradicate …

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