Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease GWD) News 
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This report describes progress towards global eradication of dracunculiasis. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 4, 2021 Category: American Health Tags: Diseases & Conditions Global Health MMWR Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report Guinea Worm Disease [Dracunculiasis] Source Type: news
To Improve Global Health Security, We Must Not Abandon Tackling Existing Epidemics
Over 600 million people in Africa require treatment for an NTD, making up 35% of the global burden. Credit: Uniting to Combat NTDsBy Thoko Elphick-PooleyHOVE, United Kingdom, Jun 11 2021 (IPS) As world leaders come together in the UK for the G7, the global response to COVID-19 and how we can build a better defence system against infection is at the forefront of discussions. Whilst we applaud the incredible global efforts in tackling COVID-19 and support calls for vaccines to be shared equitably across the world, we also urge G7 leaders not to abandon efforts to tackle existing epidemics such as neglected tropical disease...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Thoko Elphick Pooley Tags: Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Source Type: news
Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis, January 2019-June 2020
This report describes global progress towards eradicating dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea worm disease. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 29, 2020 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Parasitic Diseases Guinea Worm Disease [Dracunculiasis] Source Type: news
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) – Ethiopia
Between 2 and 8 April 2020, six suspected human cases of dracunculiasis in Duli village, Gog district, Gambella region, Ethiopia, were reported to WHO. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - May 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis - January 2018-June 2019
This report, based on updated health ministry data, describes progress to eradicate dracunculiasis during January 2018-June 2019 and updates previous reports. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 31, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: Global Health MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Guinea Worm Disease [Dracunculiasis] Safe Water System Source Type: news
Namibia: Strengthening Surveillance for Guinea Worm Disease in Northern Namibia
[WHO] A case of Guinea worm disease (GWD) was confirmed in Angola in June 2018. The case, an eight-year girl, hails from the Cunene Province in Angola, which borders Ohangwena and Omusati Regions in Namibia. In response, Angolan authorities, with WHO support, carried out further case searches in three southern provinces of the country, including Cunene. During the exercise, a suspected case was detected who, at the time of her illness, had travelled to Engela in Ohangwena Region for a wedding and was treated at (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 28, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Ethiopia, Mali Report Zero Human Cases of Guinea Worm
[Carter Center] Atlanta -Just 28 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported in 2018, down slightly from 30 cases reported in 2017. When The Carter Center assumed leadership of the Guinea Worm Eradication Program in 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million human cases annually in 21 countries in Africa and Asia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 18, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Guinea Worm Disease (Dracunculiasis)
(Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - December 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis - January 2017-June 2018
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease), caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis, is acquired by drinking water containing copepods (water fleas) infected with its larvae. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 15, 2018 Category: American Health Tags: Global Vaccination MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Occupational Safety Health Suicide Guinea Worm Disease [Dracunculiasis] Global Health Source Type: news
Increase in Acute Flaccid Myelitis - United States, 2018
In August 2018, CDC noted an increased number of reports of patients having symptoms clinically compatible with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a rare condition characterized by rapid onset of flaccid weakness in one or more limbs and spinal cord gray matter lesions, compared with August 2017. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 15, 2018 Category: American Health Tags: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) CDC Organization Global Health Global Vaccination MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Occupational Safety Public Health Suicide Guinea Worm Disease [Dracunculiasis] Source Type: news
Updated Framework for Development of Evidence-Based Recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is a federal advisory committee that provides expert advice to the Director of CDC and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the form of recommendations on the use of vaccines and related agents for control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S. civilian population. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 15, 2018 Category: American Health Tags: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) CDC Organization Global Vaccination MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Occupational Safety Health Suicide Guinea Worm Disease [Dracunculiasis] Global Health Source Type: news
Tanzania:Dar Scores High in Fighting Bilharzia, Guinea Worm
[Daily News] TANZANIA has made tremendous strides in eradicating Bilharzia and Guinea Worm Disease, thanks to ambitious school health programme currently undertaken by the government. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 6, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Global Health: Nearly Eradicated in Humans, the Guinea Worm Finds New Victims: Dogs
For 30 years, scientists have fought to eliminate a horrifying parasite. Suddenly, it has begun infecting dogs in Chad, threatening to undo decades of progress. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Guinea Worm Disease Dogs Frogs Parasites Epidemics Carter Center Carter, Jimmy Deby, Idriss Chad Africa Source Type: news
Global Health: The Man Who (Almost) Wiped Out the Guinea Worms
Dr. Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben has saved tens of millions of people from painful parasitic infections. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Guinea Worm Disease Water Parasites Dogs Philanthropy Carter Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Carter, Jimmy Chad Source Type: news
Global Health: South Sudan Halts Spread of Crippling Guinea Worms
It has been 15 months — longer than the worm ’ s life cycle — since the last case of infection, which means the parasite is nearing eradication in the country. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Guinea Worm Disease Parasites Carter Center Carter, Jimmy Hopkins, Donald R South Sudan Atlanta (Ga) Source Type: news
