Guinea Worm Disease 2025 Update. Fleshburrowing guinea worm almost eradicated in South Sudan, as health workers celebrate drop disease and reports to be submitted from all endemic areas on at least a monthly basis; 2 NTDs and milestones: World NTD Day 2023 Although it rarely causes death, infected individuals are often incapacitated for weeks or months.
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the elimination of guinea worm marks a major achievement in the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases disease and reports to be submitted from all endemic areas on at least a monthly basis; 2 NTDs and milestones: World NTD Day 2023
Countries where guinea worm disease is endemic Our World in Data
President Jimmy Carter's goal to eradicate Guinea worm disease remains on track, with 14 provisional human cases reported worldwide in 2024 Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic disease transmitted through contaminated drinking water, causing a painful blister from which a worm slowly emerges A monthly publication from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Carter Center, tracking the eradication of Guinea worm disease
Guinea Worm Good News Parasite is Nearly Eradicated. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the elimination of guinea worm marks a major achievement in the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases A monthly publication from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Carter Center, tracking the eradication of Guinea worm disease
What is Guinea Worm Disease? Scientific American. There is no known curative medicine or vaccine to prevent Guinea worm disease — the same treatment for emerging worms has been used for thousands of years When The Carter Center began leading the international campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease in 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases in at least 21 countries in Africa and Asia