Wiki of the DayThe featured Wiki of the Day for Thursday, 22 May 2025, is Dracunculiasis.
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Peter GleickIn 1980, the world successfully eradicated smallpox using vaccines.
Today, we're on the verge of eliminating a second disease -- Guinea worm -- because of the efforts of Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center.
In 1980 there were 36,000 cases of Guinea worm disease. In 2023, there were 14.
#water #dracunculiasis #guineaworm #jimmycarter
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376790/WER9920-249-269.pdf?sequence=1
Gurre Vildskägg@adapalmer
According to Wikipedia there's been one confirmed case in Chad now in 2024.
"As of June 2024, there has been only 1 confirmed human case of guinea worm, in Chad, but hundreds of cases continue to be reported in animals.[84]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_dracunculiasis
Still, this is amazing. Makes me so happy.
Polio eradication is suffering some setbacks this year, though still very very low case counts compared to 40-50 years ago.
xjoe