A One Health Approach for Guinea Worm Disease Control: Scope and Opportunities.

ABSTRACT: Guinea worm disease (GWD) is a neglected tropical disease that was targeted for eradication several decades ago because of its limited geographical distribution, predictable seasonality, straightforward diagnosis, and exclusive infection of humans. However, a growing body of evidence challenges this last attribute and suggests that GWD can affect both humans and animal populations. The One Health approach emphasizes the relatedness of human, animal, and environmental health. We reviewed epidemiological evidence that could support the utility of a One Health approach for GWD control in the six countries that have reported human GWD cases since 2015-Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, and South Sudan. Human GWD cases have dramatically declined, but recent years have seen a gradual increa

SUBMITTER: Boyce MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709623 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature