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Shedding Light on NTDs: Guinea Worm Disease

July 12, 2018 Lauren Goodwin

  Historically referred to as “little dragons”, this week’s NTD is Guinea worm disease. Guinea worm is caused by a parasitic worm that causes severe

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The End of Guinea Worm?

January 17, 2016 Colleen Nguyen

Last week, The Carter Center announced that only 22 cases of Guinea Worm occurred in 2015 [1]. This signals a significant drop from the 146

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Cholera Outbreak Likely to Worsen in Lake Chad Basin

September 23, 2011January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

For the past year Chad has been fighting an outbreak of cholera. The country has recorded 12,713 cases and 364 deaths due to cholera this

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