Medscape: Dracunculiasis — Guinea Worm Disease — Is Close to Eradication. But Will We Ever Reach the Finish Line?
Dracunculiasis — Guinea Worm Disease — Is Close to Eradication. But Will We Ever Reach the Finish Line?
AOL: Guinea worm is close to being the second disease eradicated in history, following smallpox
Guinea worm is close to being the second disease eradicated in history, following smallpox
11Alive: Carter Center hails new record-low for Guinea worm cases, bringing disease 'closer than ever to eradication'
ATLANTA — The Carter Center is hailing a new record low in worldwide Guinea worm cases, with only 10 reported in 2025. The Carter Center has long worked to eradicate the disease, going back to Jimmy ...
Carter Center hails new record-low for Guinea worm cases, bringing disease 'closer than ever to eradication'
President Jimmy Carter, the Carter Center and LifeStraw have waged a war against Guinea Worm disease since 1986. We're now closer than ever to completely eradicating an ancient disease from the planet ...
In the 1980s, UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. Joining them in that fight: former President Jimmy Carter. In June 2023, Mariam, a Sudanese refugee from the ...
MSN: Guinea worm is close to being the second disease eradicated in history, following smallpox
Medscape: Dogs May Perpetuate Guinea Worm Life Cycle, a New Obstacle to Dracunculiasis Eradication
It was long believed that the Dracunculus medinensis parasite, which causes guinea worm disease in humans, has a fairly simple life cycle: A person drinks water contaminated with copepods, or water ...
Dogs May Perpetuate Guinea Worm Life Cycle, a New Obstacle to Dracunculiasis Eradication