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Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease), a parasitic infection: epidemiology, life cycle, prevention, treatment, and challenges – correspondence

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The nematode Dracunculus medinensis , sometimes known as the guinea worm, is the source of the infection known as dracunculiasis. The fi lariae Wuchereria bancrofti , Brugia malayi , and… Click to show full abstract

The nematode Dracunculus medinensis , sometimes known as the guinea worm, is the source of the infection known as dracunculiasis. The fi lariae Wuchereria bancrofti , Brugia malayi , and Loa loa are all members of the order Spirurida , a group of parasites that also includes D. medinensis . Dracunculus, a mis-nomer and allusion to the sign, is Latin, meaning ‘ small dragon ’ . As a result, one of the primary sources of inspiration for the fi eld of medicine will likewise vanish when the guinea worm goes extinct [1] . Six possible human cases of dracunculiasis in Duli village, Gog district, Gambella region, Ethiopia, were reported to WHO between 2 April and 8 April 2020. There were seven probable cases as of 27 April 2020, according to the Ethiopian Dracunculiasis Eradication Program (EDEP), which had dis-covered one more person with an emerging worm that was morphologically similar to a human guinea worm. Since the last cases were reported in December 2017, there have been no reports for more than 2 years. Despite the parasite ’ s low-level transmission in nonhuman hosts, including dogs and peri-domestic baboons, the EDEP has achieved impressive strides toward stopping disease transmission in people since its creation in 1993. Five of the seven suspected cases were found in the Angota side of Duli village, and the other two were in the Wadmaro and Metaget Dipach villages in the Gog Dipach Kebele. Everyone who was af fl icted drank hazardous water from farm ponds. In June 2019, it was claimed that these water sources connected to the baboon infection in the same town. All of the suspected individuals ’ worm specimens have been gathered and are prepared for delivery to the US Centers for

Keywords: dracunculiasis; guinea worm; epidemiology; infection

Journal Title: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Year Published: 2023

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