Parasitology

WHO: Financial and political commitment needed to eradicate Guinea worm disease

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 7th, 2002

Armed conflict and wavering commitment are threatening the eradication of one of the world's most devastating diseases. While the number of people infected by Guinea worm has dropped by 98% over the past 12 years, war and lack of financial backing in the 12 countries still plagued with this debilitating disease have led the number of cases to increase again.

In 1989, 1 million people fell victim to Guinea worm. When the worms spewed a blistering acid from beneath the skin, victims were disabled by pain, fever and vomiting for several months. Often this meant farms would go untended and Guinea worm (dracunculiasis) became known as the "empty granary disease." But by...

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