Guinea worm disease remains on the cusp of being eradicated, with the global number of cases in 2023 holding steady at 13, according to a provisional account released by The Carter Center.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Guinea worm disease remains on the cusp of being eradicated, with the global number of cases in 2023 holding steady at 13, according to a provisional account released by The Carter Center.
But the initial count matches the confirmed number of human cases in 2022, after 15 were recorded in 2021.
Global cases numbered about 3.5 million in 1986, when former President Jimmy Carter announced that his post-White House Carter Center would prioritize eradication of the parasitic disease that affected developing nations in Africa and Asia.
Nine of the 13 provisional human cases in 2023 occurred in Chad, two in South Sudan and one each in Cameroon and Mali.
Pregnant female worms often emerge from painful blisters on a host’s skin.
“Without any vaccine or medicine, Guinea worm disease is disappearing because everyday people are careful to filter their water, tether their animals, properly dispose of fish entrails, and keep their water sources safe,” Hopkins said in a statement, “because they care about their communities, families, and the people they love.”
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Hell yeah, what a horrific parasite
Don’t worry everybody, I’m sure we can turn this around somehow!
Maybe like the antivax movement we will see an emergence of an anti-purified water movement, where good ol natural unfiltered water is considered the best for you because your not removing all the natural protein and minerals present in sediment rich water.
