Guinea Worm Disease: A Neglected Diseases on the Verge of Eradication

Guinea Worm Disease: A Neglected Diseases on the Verge of Eradication

Background: Dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea worm disease (GWD), is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by a parasite (<i>Dracunculus medinensis</i>). In the past, dracunculiasis was known as “the disease of the empty granary” because of the difficulties patients had in going t...

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Main Authors: Carmen Pellegrino, Giulia Patti, Michele Camporeale, Alessandra Belati, Roberta Novara, Roberta Papagni, Luisa Frallonardo, Lucia Diella, Giacomo Guido, Elda De Vita, Valentina Totaro, Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Nicola Veronese, Sergio Cotugno, Davide Fiore Bavaro, Giovanni Putoto, Nazario Bevilacqua, Chiara Castellani, Emanuele Nicastri, Annalisa Saracino, Francesco Di Gennaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
dracunculiasis
Guinea worm disease
NTDs
Africa
Spirurida
neglected diseases
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/11/366

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