| guinea worm (dracunculus medinensis) eradication: a pilot study conducted at the ohaukwu local government areas, ebonyi state, nigeria, west africa. | the incidence and the prevalence of guinea worm disease, a major cause of disability and a frequent cause of serious permanent deformity, were both drastically reduced in ohaukwu local government communities, with the provision (through bore holes) of a safer form of drinking water. since 1986, the carter center program has been working to eradicate guinea worm. the bore holes were dug through the wasatan project, a japanese-funded grant awarded to the enugu state ministry of health to help prov ... | 2001 | 11456007 |
| dracunculiasis in the north eastern border of ebonyi state, south eastern nigeria. | between january and august 2000, a house-to-house survey of dracunculiasis was conducted in 15 communities along the north eastern border of ebonyi state, south eastern nigeria. of the 3,777 subjects examined, 192 (5.1%) had active cases of guinea worm comprising 109 males (5.5%) and 83 females (4.6%). infections were observed in all age groups. of the 3,777 persons examined, 2,092 (55.4%) had ever been infected in the area. protruding adult female dracunculus medinensis worms were found predomi ... | 2003 | 12621902 |