Guinea worm disease--the final chapter?
The global campaign for the eradication of dracunculiasis has succeeded in reducing the incidence of guinea worm disease by >99% in the past 20 years. This has been accomplished by the provision of safe drinking water supplies, filtration of drinking water, chemical control of intermediate hosts, case containment and, crucially, local health-education initiatives.
Muller
Ralph
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK. ralph.muller@lshtm.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004320:Dracunculiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005544:Forecasting; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
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