title: Guinea worm disease--the final chapter?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK. ralph.muller@lshtm.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D014867:Water