Sheikh Zayed coordinated with the Carter Center as a major donor to the
Guinea Worm programme, complementing his vast clean water initiatives across the developing world that continued to work to achieve water security.
Transmission of
Guinea worm infections to many dogs and few humans in Chad continues a peculiar pattern that remains consistent after more than 8 years, manifested as single cases in humans in new villages each year, with infections rarely occurring in the same village in successive years.
In 2016, there were twenty-five reported cases of
Guinea worm in the world, in Ethiopia, Niger and South Sudan which accounted over 500 cases, or around 96% of the world's remaining cases of the disease.
ERADICATIONbrIn December 2017, a team from the International Commission for the Certification of
Guinea Worm Eradication confirmed that the disease no longer exists within the countrys national borders.Beyond
Guinea Worm, Kenya is on the path towards more successes on the disease eradication front.
So far, few mathematical models have been proposed to understand the spread and control of
Guinea worm disease (see, for example, [6-9]).
Dracunculiasis is a helminth parasitosis caused by a nematode worm, Dracunculus medinensis commonly called
Guinea Worm or Medina Worm.
"When the Carter Center joined the fight against
Guinea worm disease, there were about 3.5 million cases in 21 countries," said former U.S.
Smallpox, which is believed to have emerged even before rabies, has now been eradicated, and programmes are currently under way to put an end to polio,
Guinea worm disease and other infectious ailments.
Khartoum, Aug.7(SUNA)-Federal Health Minister, Bahar Iddris Abu Garda discussed with delegation of experts and consultants of the World Health Organization(WHO) and in presence of WHO Representative in Sudan, Dr Naema Al-Qaseer the ongoing arrangements for declared Sudan free of
Guinea Worm Disease(GWD).
Mobile solutions and applications against infectious diseases such as: cholera, malaria, dengue, trachoma, schistosomiasis, worm infections,
Guinea worm disease, neglected tropical diseases, chikungunya, and zika among others.