… that treatable, neglected diseases nearly eradicated in Africa … quot; parasitic vector-borne disease transmitted by infected blackflies, … of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition" had … record low number of Guinea worm infections in 2025. What …

Guinea worm neared global eradication, with just … countries and the only human disease that had ever previously been … he hoped, outlive the last Guinea worm (he died in 2024), he …

… the global campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease, announced the provisional figures, … disease in history. Dracunculiasis, commonly known as Guinea worm, is a parasitic disease … intensified its efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease, an estimated 3.5 …

… battle to fully eradicate the disease. ATLANTA — The Carter … known by the name dracunculiasis, Guinea worm is a parasitic infection usually … sense. But with a disease like Guinea worm, it will come … point. "He put Guinea worm disease on the map," …

… Guinea worm disease? Guinea Worm Disease is also called Dracunculiasis. The condition is an infection by the guinea worm … (Dracunculus medinensis.) The guinea worm … disease when Guinea worm- …

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… second human disease to be eradicated, after smallpox. Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis … person consumes water contaminated with Guinea worm, the parasites burrow through … to being extremely painful, the disease (dracunculiasis) can lead to complications, …

… classifies as neglected tropical diseases. Together, they affect … least developed places, these diseases have historically received little … underway to integrate neglected disease programs into existing health … just 10 cases of Guinea worm in humans in the …

… Ghana’s success in eliminating Guinea worm, trachoma and Human African Trypanosomiasis … risk of contracting Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), the Ghana National Consortium … sub-national NTD interventions. “These diseases thrive where coordination is weak …

… Some actually good infectious disease news The Guinea worm eradication program is inching … in a human host, a Guinea worm will burrow its way out … 100 million cases of the disease. To date, the only … other human disease ever eradicated was the virus …