Africa: Only 14 Cases of Guinea Worm Infection Reported Globally in 2021
“I’d like the last Guinea worm to die before I do,” he told a reporter, referring to the waterborne parasite that can grow up to 80 centimeters
Guinea Worm Poised to Be the Second Human Disease Eradicated
Another Human Disease to Bite the Dust! Just over two dozen people in the world are infected with Guinea worm, as per a new study that says community programs are close to eradicating the disease in which a meter-long worm slowly emerges from a blister in a person’s skin. Adam Weiss, the director of the […]
