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This extremely painful condition is also known as guinea-worm disease. A parasitic worm, Dracunculus medinensis, enters the body through drinking water and emerges through the skin one or two years, later having grown to a considerable size. It is a major public health problem among many rural communities in Africa, because of the disability it causes.

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2 Oct 2008

Guinea worm: new funding initiative will benefit five African nations

Guinea worm disease ‘could be eradicated within five years.’
Source: UK Department for International Development
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