A One Health Approach for Guinea Worm Disease Control: Scope and Opportunities [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020 Guinea worm disease (GWD) is a neglected tropical disease that was targeted for eradication several decades ago because of its limited geographical distribution, predictable seasonality, straightforward diagnosis, and exclusive infection of humans ...
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Lessons learned for surveillance strategies for trachoma elimination as a public health problem, from the evaluation of approaches utilised by Guinea worm and onchocerciasis programmes: A literature review. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 IntroductionA number of neglected tropical diseases are targeted for elimination or eradication. An effective surveillance system is critical to determine if these goals have been achieved and maintained.
Laura Senyonjo +4 more
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Evaluating wildlife community composition around villages with varying Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) transmission in Chad, Africa [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeSince 2012, Guinea worm (GW – Dracunculus medinensis) infections in animals have complicated the Guinea worm Eradication Program's (GWEP) goal to eradicate this parasite.
Avery L. Korns +8 more
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Assessing the performance of TRX and DUF148 antigens for detection of prepatent Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) infection in dogs [PDF]
Frontiers in ParasitologyIntroductionGuinea worm (GW) is a nematode that causes a neglected tropical disease that is targeted for eradication. GW emergence in animals, particularly dogs, has hampered eradication efforts.
Hassan Hakimi +10 more
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The last bastions of guinea-worm disease [PDF]
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2014 Conflict and a new disease pattern are hampering efforts to eradicate guinea-worm disease in the last four endemic countries. Julius Cavendish reports.
Cavendish J.
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Guinea Worm (Dracunculus medinensis) Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 A third-stage (infective) larva of Dracunculus medinensis, the causative agent of Guinea worm disease, was recovered from a wild-caught Phrynobatrachus francisci frog in Chad.
Mark L. Eberhard +5 more
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Navigating the challenges in implementing financial incentives for behavior change at the intersection of human, animal, and ecosystem health: a case study [PDF]
Science in One HealthWith the global expansion of financial incentives to promote behavior change, they are being considered in One Health contexts characterized by the interdependence of human, animal, and ecosystem health.
John M. Kerr +5 more
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Concurrent therapeutic and behavioral interventions are associated with a reduced number of emerging Dracunculus medinensis worms in dogs in Chad. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesDracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm; GW) is a parasitic nematode that causes dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease; GWD). The annual incidence of GWD in humans has been reduced by over 99.9% globally since the 1980s thanks to the implementation of ...
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Certifying Guinea worm eradication: current challenges [PDF]
The Lancet, 2020 Molyneux, David H +7 more
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Certifying Guinea worm eradication in humans and animals. [PDF]
Lancet, 2021 Hopkins DR, Ijaz K, Weiss AJ, Roy SL.
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