UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. Joining them in that fight: former President Jimmy ...

Guinea worm disease, caused by the parasite *Dracunculus medinensis*, is transmitted mainly through the consumption of ...

<li><strong>Number of annual cases</strong>: The disease has been fully eradicated (the number of cases was therefore reduced by 100%). The Earth Policy Institute ...

1 Interdepartmental Program in Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA 2 Baylor College of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor ...