Eradication of dracunculiasis
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eradication-of-dracunculiasis-183-8872143
title:
Eradication of dracunculiasis
text:
Eradication of dracunculiasis is an ongoing program. Dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease, is an infection by the Guinea worm. In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases of Guinea worm in 20 endemic nations in Asia and Africa. Ghana alone reported 180 000 cases in 1989. The number of cases has since been reduced by more than 99.999% to 14 in 2023 in six remaining endemic states: South Sudan, Chad, Mali, Ethiopia, Angola, and Central African Republic. The World Health Organization (WHO)
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Permanent global eradication from humans
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_dracunculiasis
date created:
2018-01-21T17:16:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T18:47:46Z
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