| relative susceptibilities of cyclops species from rajasthan state to guinea worm (dracunculus medinensis) larvae. | the role of eight different species of cyclops as intermediate hosts of dracunculus medinensis has been studied by investigating their relative preferences for the ingestion of free-living larvae, the time required for larval penetration into the haemocoel, the number of larvae lethal to the copepods, and the threshold of tolerance for successful development of the larvae within the cyclops. on the basis of larval development up to the infective stage, four species of cyclops-paracyclops fimbria ... | 1985 | 2936524 |
| dracontiasis in rajasthan. vi. epidemiology of dracontiasis in barmer district, western rajasthan, india. | epidemiology of guinea worm disease was studied in relation to sex, age, community and drinking water of inhabitants of 12 desert villages in barmer district, western rajasthan, india. data were also stratified with respect to first infection and reinfection. infection was significantly (p less than 0.001) more prevalent in males (7.5%) than females (4.1%). among all age groups peak infection (9.9%) occurred in those aged 30-39 years. non-vegetarian communities had a higher incidence than vegeta ... | 1982 | 6211411 |
| defeating "the worm" in rajasthan. women and water: india. | in theory, the indian government's swach project uses an integrated approach to sanitation, water, and community health, but its priority is guinea worm control. it operates in 4 districts of rajasthan. ways to break the guinea worm cycle are converting step wells to draw wells, provision of hand pumps, teaching people to filter water before drinking it, and ayurvedic techniques to remove the guinea worm from the body before it breaks through the skin, at which point it becomes ineffective. be ... | 1993 | 12287014 |