Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) and the eradication initiative.

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Dracunculiasis , also known as guinea worm disease , is caused by the large female of the nematode Dracunculus medinensis , which emerges painfully and slowly from the skin , usually on the lower limbs . The disease can infect animals , and sustainable animal cycles occur in North America and Central Asia but do not act as reservoirs of human infection . The disease is endemic across the Sahel belt of Africa from Mauritania to Ethiopia , having been eliminated from Asia and some African countries . It has a significant socioeconomic impact because of the temporary disability that it causes . Dracunculiasis is exclusively caught from drinking water , usually from ponds . A campaign to eradicate the disease was launched in the 1980 s and has made significant progress . The strategy of the campaign is discussed , including water supply , health education , case management , and vector control . Current issues including the integration of the campaign into primary health care and the mapping of cases by using geographic information systems are also considered . Finally , some lessons for other disease control and eradication programs are outlined .

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