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South Sudan’s journey to defeat Guinea Worm Disease: The role of President Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center

South Sudan Medical Journal
Guinea Worm Disease (GWD), caused by the parasitic worm Dracunculus medinensis, is a debilitating condition characterized by painful skin ulcers. This waterborne disease, transmitted by ingesting contaminated drinking water infected with the larvae poses
Makoy Samuel Yibi Logora
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European Encounters with Dracunculiasis in the Northern Bank of the Persian Gulf: A Perspective from Travelogues of the Safavid and Qajar Eras [PDF]

Journal of Research on History of Medicine
“Dracunculus medinensis” or “Guinea worm” disease is transmitted to humans through drinking contaminated water, leading to symptoms such as ague, muscular weakness, and infection. This disease is endemic to arid and warm regions with minimal rainfall and
Javad Mousavi Dalini, Reyhaneh Abouli, Mohamad Ali Ranjbar   +2 more
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Participating in eradication: how Guinea worm redefined eradication, and eradication redefined Guinea worm, 1985-2022. [PDF]

Med Hist, 2023
Roberts JD.
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Physico-chemical and Bacteriological Quality of Water from Shallow Wells in Two Rural Communities in Benue State, Nigeria [PDF]

Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, 2010
Ground water abstraction from shallow wells is widely practiced in the Obi and in Oju rural areas of Benue State, Central Nigeria, as a means of fighting guinea worm infestation associated with the surface water sources (streams) in these areas.
Akaahan, Terngu J., Oluma, Hyacinth O. A., Sha’Ato, Rufus   +2 more
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Potential Interventions for Guinea Worm Disease in Dogs in Chad Using Simulations. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2023
Wang Y, Perini T, Keskinocak P, Smalley H, Swann J, Weiss A.   +5 more
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A mathematical study to control Guinea worm disease: a case study on Chad

Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2018
Global eradication of Guinea worm disease (GWD) is in the final stage but a mysterious epidemic of the parasite in dog population makes the elimination programme challenging.
Indrajit Ghosh, Pankaj Kumar Tiwari, Sandip Mandal, Maia Martcheva, Joydev Chattopadhyay   +4 more
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Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease), a parasitic infection: epidemiology, life cycle, prevention, treatment, and challenges - correspondence. [PDF]

Ann Med Surg (Lond), 2023
Islam MR, Mir SA, Akash S, Dhama K.
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Surveillance of Human Guinea Worm in Chad, 2010-2018. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2021
Guagliardo SAJ, Ruiz-Tiben E, Hopkins DR, Weiss AJ, Ouakou PT, Zirimwabagabo H, Unterwegner K, Tindall D, Cama VA, Bishop H, Sapp SGH, Roy SL.   +11 more
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Otterly diverse - A high diversity of Dracunculus species (Spirurida: Dracunculoidea) in North American river otters (Lontra canadensis)

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
The genus Dracunculus contains numerous species of subcutaneous parasites of mammals and reptiles. In North America, there are at least three mammal-infecting species of Dracunculus. Reports of Dracunculus infections have been reported from river otters (
Michael J. Yabsley, Kayla B. Garrett, Alec T. Thompson, Erin K. Box, Madeline R. Giner, Ellen Haynes, Heather Barron, Renata M. Schneider, Sarah M. Coker, James C. Beasley, Ernest J. Borchert, Renn Tumlison, Allison Surf, Casey G. Dukes, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Justin D. Brown, Liandrie Swanepoel, Christopher A. Cleveland   +17 more
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Reaching the "Last Mile": Fresh Approaches Needed for Guinea Worm Eradication. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2021
Standley CJ, Schermerhorn J.
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