Guinea Worm Disease 2025 Study. There were more than 3.5 million cases of. According to the who’s epidemiological report, the world is on the brink of a public health triumph as it closes in on eradicating guinea worm disease.
The effort to eradicate dracunculus medinensis, the etiologic agent of dracunculiasis, or guinea worm disease, began at cdc in 1980. “this report documents the decline of guinea worm disease in humans from an estimated 3.5 million cases in 1986, when the global gwep began, to 27 in 2020,” said sharon.