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Eliminating diseases, one region at a time
20 Mar 2024 18:53 GMT
… and eradication of diseases, recently reported that guinea worm disease was close to … capturing every incidence of the disease, strengthening laboratories for screening … locally effective solutions which facilitate disease elimination, is done more …
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Race to global eradication of Guinea worm disease nears finish line
23 Feb 2024 01:31 GMT
… ingenuity.
“India eliminated Guinea worm disease in the late 1990s, … disease eradication.
Infection cycle
Guinea worm disease, also called dracunculiasis, is the work of the Guinea worm … made towards eradicating Guinea worm disease is also threatened …
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Africa 54: Clashes Escalate in the DRC, Thousands Flee Sudan War, Guinea-worm Almost Eradicated
20 Feb 2024 17:34 GMT
… . And—on a positive note, Guinea-worm disease is on the verge of … provisional human cases of the disease reported worldwide in 2023. All …
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TB or no TB is the battle
27 Mar 2024 05:07 GMT
… infections in humans, severe disease in foetuses and immunocompromised individuals … recent, encouraging response from the guinea worm disease front. The Carter Center, … and eradication of diseases, recently reported that guinea worm disease was close to …
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End of Guinea worm disease in sight
29 Jan 2024 03:52 GMT
… House, Africa still marked the guinea worm season. When the rains came … close to eliminating a human disease. But with the final stages …
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The Overlooked Tropical Diseases You May Not Know About
29 Feb 2024 19:04 GMT
… on rare infectious diseases for Rare Disease Awareness Month, … of only 13 human guinea worm cases were reported … and-eliminating-neglected-tropical-diseases#:~:text=This%20includes%20enhancing%20the%20water,affected%20populations%20in%20the%20Region
Trachoma …
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13 Human Cases Of Guinea Worm Reported In 2023 – Remaining At The Lowes
26 Jan 2024 06:50 GMT
… WHO Collaborating Center for Dracunculiasis Eradication.
About Guinea Worm Disease
Guinea worm disease is typically contracted when … Guinea Worm Disease, pledging to commit resources, energy, and policy initiatives to eradicate Guinea worm disease …
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Once in the millions, Guinea worm cases numbered 13 in 2023, Carter Center's initial count says
25 Jan 2024 22:41 GMT
… Africa and Asia.
“Eradicating Guinea worm disease and the suffering it … hopes to outlive Guinea worm.
Humans typically contract Guinea worm disease through contaminated … any vaccine or medicine, Guinea worm disease is disappearing because everyday people …
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How do you eliminate or eradicate an infectious disease?
17 Feb 2024 06:27 GMT
… medical laboratories.
Not all infectious diseases are eradicable. There are critical … states, establishing strategies to reach disease targets.
These strategies serve as … ) and/or eradication (polio, Guinea worm disease and yaws).
As the COVID …
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Ebola vaccine halves the chance of dying from the disease, says new study
15 Feb 2024 23:39 GMT
… from the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, until … incubation period of the worm-shaped virus that wriggled … new infections per week between Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. … “Any scientific advance in disease prevention not only prevents people …