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Deadly New Guinea flatworm crawls into Thailand (video)
10 Dec 2024 04:47 GMT
… mounting over the worm’s disease-spreading potential. Members … is the New Guinea flatworm particularly concerning for … diseases by the New Guinea flatworm affect public health in Thailand? The worm … of the New Guinea flatworm complicate eradication efforts …
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Chad, WHO commit to eradicating Guinea-worm disease
18 Sep 2024 12:31 GMT
… on Tuesday to eradicating Guinea-worm disease, also known as Dracunculiasis, during a high … needed to eliminate the disease.
Eradicating Guinea worm requires a multi-sectoral … to bolster efforts against the disease.
Guinea-worm disease is caused by the …
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Three Central African countries commit to global eradication of Guinea-worm disease
18 Sep 2024 14:41 GMT
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Jimmy Carter reaches 100 as his war on the Guinea worm goes on
01 Oct 2024 17:23 GMT
… enemy was a worm. Defeating the Guinea worm became the greatest … are themselves infected with Guinea worm larvae. Stop people drinking … that Guinea worm would be the second human disease to … audacity, nothing beat the Guinea worm ceasefire.
For the north …
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Nigeria’s disease burden could reach 21% due to climate change – Report
10 Nov 2024 10:08 GMT
… extreme weather events, and shifting disease patterns are already straining health … of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) such as Buruli ulcer, Guinea worm, and trypanosomiasis …
Comparing Nigeria’s climate-related disease burden with other African countries …
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President Carter’s dream of eradicating Guinea Worm Disease is almost a reality
29 Jul 2024 20:12 GMT
… a dream to eradicate the Guinea worm disease, and this dream is now … medinensis is the cause of Guinea worm disease, and spreads through contaminated water … remote areas around the world, Guinea worm disease has devastated hundreds of villages …
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Zero Cases Of Guinea Worm Disease In 2024 So Far Sparks Hope Of Eradication
26 Jul 2024 09:53 GMT
… reported zero cases of Guinea Worm in the first three … the incubation period for guinea worm is between 10-14 … next year.
Guinea worm disease is a neglected tropical disease. It is … through contaminated drinking water. Guinea worm larvae find a good …
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Climate crisis: Nigeria to face 21% rise in disease burden – Report
24 Oct 2024 17:03 GMT
… create conditions more conducive to disease growth”, the report stated. … some neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including Buruli ulcer, Guinea worm, and trypanosomiasis. … in non-communicable diseases, predicting: Cardiovascular diseases to rise to …
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How close is Nigeria to eliminating neglected tropical diseases in 2030?
18 Oct 2024 12:50 GMT
… interventions.
NTDs include dengue, Guinea-worm diseases, sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis and … and Eradicating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
Bevan said … safely managed sanitation services.
“Diseases like onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, trachoma, …
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Nice Time: Jimmy Carter Lives To Defeat The Guinea Worm!
28 Jul 2024 00:07 GMT
… descriptions of the nasty-ass Guinea Worm, though no photos. Do … decades-long goal to get Guinea Worm Disease cases down to zero before … now been zero cases of Guinea Worm disease in the past three months … trying to take down big Guinea Worm back in 1988, more …