Dracunculiasis Eradication: Are We There Yet?

This report summarizes the status of the global Dracunculiasis Eradication Program as of the end of 2017. Dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease) has been eliminated from 19 of 21 countries where it was endemic in 1986, when an estimated 3.5 million cases occurred worldwide. Only Chad and Ethiopia repo...

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Main Authors: Hopkins, Donald R., Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto, Eberhard, Mark L., Weiss, Adam, Withers, P. Craig, Roy, Sharon L., Sienko, Dean G.
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29869608
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0204

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29869608
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0204

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