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Guinea Worm Disease Eradication
February 28 , 2024
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- The world closes on eradicating Guinea worm disease.
- There were more than 3.5 million cases of this disease in the 1980s.
- According to the WHO’s weekly epidemiological report, they dwindled to 14 cases in 2021, 13 in 2022, and just six in 2023.
- Guinea worm disease, also called dracunculiasis, is the work of the Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis).
- More than 90% of Guinea worm infections manifest in the legs and feet.
- India eliminated Guinea worm disease in the late 1990s and received Guinea worm disease-free certification status from the WHO in 2000.
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