• This enormous reduction in prevalence is a direct effect of campaigns by endemic countries assisted by organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Carter Center (a not-for-profit founded in 1982 by Jimmy Carter), which have strived since the 1980s to eradicate dracunculiasis, hoping to make it the second human disease purposefully wiped off the face of Earth. (medscape.com)
  • This is particularly important now that most of the remaining endemic countries are initiating national programmes as a part of the global effort to eradicate dracunculiasis by 1995 (2). (cdc.gov)
  • In 1986 and 1988, the World Health Assembly and the WHO Regional Committee for Africa respectively adopted resolutions WHA39.21 and AFR/RC38/R13 by which they invited Member States to eradicate dracunculiasis. (who.int)
  • Editorial Note: This report documents continued progress in Ghana's and Nigeria's efforts to eradicate dracunculiasis. (cdc.gov)
  • It presents informations about neglected tropical diseases and brings details about the diseases such as blinding trachoma, buruli ulcer, cholera, dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever, dracunculiasis (gui. (bvsalud.org)
  • As of now the most common Neglected Tropical Diseases in India are Lymphatic Filariasis, Visceral Leishmaniasis, Rabies, Leptospirosis, Dengue, and Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections (STH). (clearias.com)
  • The purpose of this HAN advisory is to remind clinicians assessing patients currently in or recently returned from hurricane-affected areas to be vigilant in looking for certain infectious diseases, including leptospirosis, dengue, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, vibriosis, and influenza. (utoledo.edu)
  • Dracunculiasis is an infection caused by the nematode Dracunculus medinensis, also known as the guinea worm. (medscape.com)
  • Dracunculiasis is caused by drinking water containing water fleas ( Cyclops species) that have ingested Dracunculus larvae. (medscape.com)
  • Dracunculiasis is infection with Dracunculus medinensis . (msdmanuals.com)
  • Guinea worm disease, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis . (cdc.gov)
  • Dracunculus medinensis is the parasite responsible for causing the disease in humans. (healthtian.com)
  • Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as "Guinea worm disease" or Filaria medinensis, is a disabling parasitosis caused by the emergence on the skin of the female adult of Dracunculus medinensis, a thread-like worm measuring 60-100 cm in length. (who.int)
  • Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as guinea worm disease, is caused by drinking water hosting a parasite called Dracunculus medinensis (DPD 2008). (sswm.info)
  • 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. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Similar strategies would help eradicate this disease in the remaining endemic countries. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1988, the WHO Regional Committee for Africa had set itself the goal of eradicating the disease in all 17 remaining endemic African countries (except Sudan which is in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region) by 1995 (resolution AFR/RC38/R13). (cdc.gov)
  • Residents of endemic villages have been found to be the most motivated to get rid of guinea worms because they appreciate the improvement in their own lives and other benefits resulting from the elimination of this disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Guinea worm disease remains endemic in 3 countries: Sudan, Mali, and Ethiopia and fewer than 1800 cases were reported in the world in 2010. (medscape.com)
  • Also, people living in countries where the disease is endemic like South Sudan and Chad, or those that consume raw or undercooked water animals might be at risk for guinea worm disease. (healthtian.com)
  • Eight (8) of the nineteen (19) countries that were considered endemic in 1989 are now free of local transmission of dracunculiasis. (who.int)
  • At the end of 2002, a total of eleven (11) countries were confirmed to be still endemic as against nineteen (19) countries that were endemic at the start of the implementation of the dracunculiasis eradication programme. (who.int)
  • Africa is the only continent where Guinea worm disease remains endemic. (who.int)
  • Thus, in 1989, a total of 883 640 cases of dracunculiasis were detected in 25 789 localities of the African region and 19 countries were found to be endemic. (who.int)
  • In 1994, Ghana (1991 population: 16 million) reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) 8432 cases of dracunculiasis in 1347 villages with known endemic disease, representing substantial declines in the numbers of cases (53%) and villages with known endemic disease (42%) from 1993. (cdc.gov)
  • Since initiation of active surveillance in 1989, the numbers of cases and villages with known endemic disease have been reduced by 95% Figure_1 and 79%, respectively. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1994, Nigeria (1992 population: 90 million) reported to WHO 35,749 cases of dracunculiasis in 2571 villages with known endemic disease, representing substantial declines in the numbers of cases (53%) and villages with known endemic disease (29%) from 1993 (3). (cdc.gov)
  • From July 1988 through December 1994, the annual numbers of cases and villages with known endemic disease declined 95% Figure_2 and 56%, respectively. (cdc.gov)
  • By December 31, approximately 72% of the remaining villages with known endemic disease had begun case-containment measures designed to prevent further transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • Worldwide, the diseases are endemic in 149 countries and territories. (disabled-world.com)
  • The report also recognizes the challenges that lie ahead and the opportunities to alleviate the suffering of people in disease-endemic countries. (disabled-world.com)
  • The disease is endemic across the Sahel belt of Africa from Mauritania to Ethiopia, having been eliminated from Asia and some African countries. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • In addition to the supply of DEC tablets, local Eisai employees in LF endemic countries have been cooperating with WHO, local governments, and non-governmental organization (NGO) partners to support local elimination efforts, through Mass Drug Administrations (MDA), disease awareness campaigns, improvements in sanitation, and other activities. (prnewswire.com)
  • The prequalification is a crucial milestone that will see Eisai deliver "Eisai-original," high-quality DEC tablets to 250 million people living in at-risk communities in countries where lymphatic filariasis is endemic, thereby contributing to successful elimination of the disease. (eisai.com)
  • There are 149 countries and territories where NTDs are endemic, at least 100 of which are endemic for 2 or more of these diseases, and 30 countries and territories that are endemic for 6 or more. (eisai.com)
  • Hence, clinical disease, as opposed to asymptomatic infection, generally develops only with prolonged residence in an endemic region. (medscape.com)
  • Dracunculiasis - Guinea Worm Disease - Is Close to Eradication. (medscape.com)
  • In the late 1980s the country reported as many as 180,000 cases of guinea worm disease per year. (medscape.com)
  • During the past 25 years, concerted efforts to eradicate the guinea worm have been undertaken and these have resulted in a reduction of more than 99% of worldwide cases of dracunculiasis. (medscape.com)
  • The most prominent hot spot for guinea worm disease is South Sudan, which harbors 94% of current cases. (medscape.com)
  • Just 14 cases: Guinea worm disease nears eradication. (msdmanuals.com)
  • There is neither a drug treatment for Guinea worm disease nor a vaccine to prevent it. (cdc.gov)
  • Guinea worm disease is transmitted by drinking unfiltered water from ponds and other stagnant surface water sources. (cdc.gov)
  • Center: A health worker providing education to children about how to avoid getting Guinea worm disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea Worm disease (GWD), is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasitic Guinea worm. (healthtian.com)
  • Guinea worm disease can be prevented by keeping the person from putting the blister in drinking water to lessen the transmission of the parasite. (healthtian.com)
  • Guinea worm disease affects mostly underdeveloped settlements in the remote parts of Africa with no access to safe drinking water. (healthtian.com)
  • Guinea worm disease is thought to be the first parasitic disease that would likely be globally eradicated. (healthtian.com)
  • People suffering from guinea worm disease do so year after year. (healthtian.com)
  • Dracunculiasis, also known by name Guinea worm disease (GWD), is an extremely rare infectious disease. (hlives.com)
  • Know about the causes, symptoms, preventions and treatment of guinea worm disease. (hlives.com)
  • The guinea worm disease spreads only through contaminated water so it can be prevented by taking these simple measures. (hlives.com)
  • Dracunculiasis, otherwise called "Guinea worm disease", is a disabling parasitosis that has serious socioeconomic consequences. (who.int)
  • Guinea worm disease) was developed in October 1980 (1). (cdc.gov)
  • Specific monofilament filter cloths are very efficient where guinea worm disease is prevalent. (sswm.info)
  • The program aims to eradicate guinea worm, a disease transmitted by contaminated water and associated with pain and temporary debilitation (more on guinea worm ). (givewell.org)
  • Number of Reported Cases of Guinea Worm Disease by Year, 1989-2007 (PDF). (givewell.org)
  • For instance, we began working on a disease called dracunculiasis or Guinea worm a number of years ago. (huffpost.com)
  • In 2014 there were just 126 cases reported of Dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease), compared to almost 1800 in 2010 and 3.5 million in the mid-1980s. (centerwatch.com)
  • Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) and the eradication initiative. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • The study focused on Guinea Worm disease (GWD), or dracunculiasis, the next disease after smallpox, slated for global eradication. (cdc.gov)
  • NTDs include onchocerciasis (river blindness), Guinea worm disease , lymphatic filariasis (LF, or elephantiasis), and trachoma (an infection that is a leading cause of blindness), as well as more than a dozen other diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Here, children in Chad hold pipe filters that are used to prevent the transmission of dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease, through contaminated water sources. (cdc.gov)
  • Cases of Guinea worm have declined sharply as a result of widespread use of pipe filters and increased awareness about the disease, from 3.5 million cases in 1986 to just 25 cases in 3 countries in 2016. (cdc.gov)
  • Guinea worm disease, which 30 years ago afflicted more than 3 million people in 20 countries, is on the brink of eradication, with just 25 cases in 3 countries last year. (cdc.gov)
  • Voelker R. Global partners take two steps closer to eradication of Guinea worm disease. (medscape.com)
  • Impact of guinea worm disease on agricultural productivity in Owo local government area, Ondo state. (medscape.com)
  • An introduction to guinea worm on the eve of its departure: dracunculiasis transmission, health effects, ecology and control. (medscape.com)
  • Muller R. Guinea worm disease--the final chapter? (medscape.com)
  • The pathogenesis of parasitic Guinea worm disease starts with the ingestion of contaminated water containing fleas infected with the worm larvae. (medscape.com)
  • World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research, Training, and Eradication of Dracunculiasis, Div of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report urging countries to scale up their investment in tackling 17 neglected tropical diseases in order to improve the health and well-being of more than 1.5 billion people. (centerwatch.com)
  • Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") announced today that it has received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) 100 mg tablets manufactured at its Vizag Plant in India for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD). (eisai.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that disproportionately affect low-income populations. (ifhhro.org)
  • The officials from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank , the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, representatives from leading global pharmaceutical companies as well as representatives of several national governments met at London's Royal College of physicians to pledge to end the diseases. (clearias.com)
  • This announcement was made at an event held in Geneva, Switzerland , on April 18 , marking the 5th anniversary of the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), an international public-private partnership. (prnewswire.com)
  • Neglected tropical diseases ( NTDs ) are a group of parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases that cause illness and disability in more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. (cdc.gov)
  • For some NTDs, the simplest of interventions can play a major role in curbing disease transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • 3,4] Data collected by the WHO show that although nearly one billion people are affected by NTDs because they have few economic resources and are often politically and economically marginalized, the international community has not allocated sufficient funds to eliminate these diseases. (ifhhro.org)
  • NTDs impair physical and cognitive development, and can contribute to mother and child illnesses and death, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (precisionvaccinations.com)
  • In order to develop treatments for the numerous people suffering from infectious diseases such as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and malaria in developing and emerging countries, there are disease-specific development and marketability issues to overcome. (eisai.com)
  • Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 20 conditions that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas , where they mostly affect impoverished communities and disproportionately affect women and children. (clearias.com)
  • On November 12, 2020, delegates attending the virtual 73rd World Health Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed the new road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) for 2021−2030. (cnntd.org)
  • The new road map addresses critical gaps across multiple diseases, integrates and m ainstreams approaches within national health systems and coordinates action across sectors," said Dr Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela, Director, WHO Department of Control of NTDs. (cnntd.org)
  • The road map sets global targets and milestones to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate 20 NTDs and disease groups. (cnntd.org)
  • The disease does not often show any symptoms until about a year after infection. (healthtian.com)
  • If implemented widely, they can substantially reduce the disease burden, breaking a cycle of infection, disability and lost opportunities that keep people in poverty. (disabled-world.com)
  • The consequences of long-term infection vary from disease to disease and include blindness, disfiguring scars and ulcers, severe pain, limb deformities, impaired mental and physical development, and damage to internal organs. (disabled-world.com)
  • 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. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • While infection is usually acquired during childhood, symptoms often gradually appear over several years, with the most serious manifestations of the disease occurring in adulthood. (eisai.com)
  • Repeated or intense exposure to a multitude of infective stage larvae is required for infection to be established and disease to arise. (medscape.com)
  • Angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease): This is a rare infection that has been reported in Hawaii and Louisiana. (medscape.com)
  • WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. , April 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Inc. announced today that its parent company Tokyo, Japan -based Eisai Co., Ltd. has pledged the continuing support of its initiatives for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF), a parasitic disease that is transmitted to humans by the bite of a mosquito. (prnewswire.com)
  • The lymphatic filariasis medicine DEC is in short supply worldwide, which poses a major obstacle in eliminating the disease. (eisai.com)
  • Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease that is transmitted to humans by the bite of a mosquito. (eisai.com)
  • Eisai is proactively collaborating with academia and research organizations and has participated in 11 joint research projects to develop new medicines and vaccines for malaria, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and filariasis, with the support of the GHIT Fund. (eisai.com)
  • India carries the largest burden of at least 11 of these diseases, with parasitic illnesses like kala-azar and lymphatic filariasis affecting millions of people throughout the country, often the poorest and most vulnerable. (clearias.com)
  • Sanofi-aventis has agreed to renew its support for the WHO program to eliminate sleeping sickness, and its support for Buruli ulcer, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis for the next five years. (disabled-world.com)
  • This continued support will ensure that necessary resources will be available also to move forward in combating leishmaniasis, Buruli ulcer and Chagas disease. (disabled-world.com)
  • The WHO Collaborating Center for Research, Training, and Eradication of Dracunculiasis at the Centers for Disease Control also provided extensive technical consultation to these programmes. (cdc.gov)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • Carter Center;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. (cdc.gov)
  • As of July 24, 2018, a total of 45 states have reported 231 West Nile cases in people to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (precisionvaccinations.com)
  • Inclusion in the update does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article's methods or findings. (cdc.gov)
  • Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received an increased number of inquiries from the public, health care providers, public health officials, Congress, and the media regarding this condition. (morgellonswatch.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with federal, state, territorial, and local agencies and global health partners in response to recent hurricanes. (utoledo.edu)
  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare also mentioned that India has eradicated Infectious Trachoma and chronic disease Yaws from the country. (clearias.com)
  • Neglected diseases are a diverse group of communicable diseases in roughly 150 countries, mainly in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, which affect more than 1 billion people and cost developing economies billions of dollars every year. (iam-media.com)
  • It presents images related to Communicable Diseases Emerging. (bvsalud.org)
  • National Institute of Communicable Diseases (India. (who.int)
  • Success in overcoming neglected tropical diseases can serve as a litmus test of progress towards the achievement of universal health coverage, which can only be attained if people affected by or at risk of these diseases are adequately reached by health services. (who.int)
  • Trichinosis is a parasitic disease caused by eating meat that has not been thoroughly cooked and contains cysts (larvae, or immature worms) of Trichinella spiralis . (medlineplus.gov)
  • CAPT Stephanie R. Bialek, MD, MPH, is the Chief of the Parasitic Diseases Branch in CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health. (cdc.gov)
  • Some of the world's most accomplished disease experts-including several of my colleagues in CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria (DPDM)-are gathering in Geneva this week at the NTD Summit 2017 . (cdc.gov)
  • For example, during January 1995 in Ghana, 1971 cases of dracunculiasis were reported, a 136% increase over the 834 cases reported in January 1994. (cdc.gov)
  • According to the data in this, Brazilian investments in prophylaxis and control of neglected diseases fell by 42% between 2016 and 2017, to R$21 million (approximately $5.5 million). (iam-media.com)
  • By 2017, the number of people receiving preventive treatment for at least one of the diseases should reach 1.5 billion. (centerwatch.com)
  • [ 1 ] From 2009 to 2017, more than 350 outbreaks of human zoonotic diseases caused by enteric pathogens were linked to animal contact and reported to CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • The Carter Center has led the effort to eradicate the disease, along with the CDC, the WHO, UNICEF, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (medscape.com)
  • The latest update, which is set out in Resolution 217, extends the programme to the neglected diseases Zika and Chikungunya, as well as 'rare diseases' - defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as those affecting 65 out of every 100,000 individuals. (iam-media.com)
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the addition of Lassa fever, chikungunya virus disease, rabies and cryptococcal meningitis to its list of tropical diseases. (precisionvaccinations.com)
  • India and Pakistan are the two other countries still with this disease, which is only transmitted to humans when they drink contaminated water from stagnant ponds, cisterns or step wells. (cdc.gov)
  • Intestinal roundworm infections constitute the largest group of helminthic diseases in humans. (medscape.com)
  • 1. More than half of all known infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic. (cdc.gov)
  • Approximately 60% of all known infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic. (cdc.gov)
  • An even larger percentage (70%) of new or emerging infectious diseases of humans have an animal origin. (cdc.gov)
  • Categorized under waterborne diseases , it occurs when an individual consumes drinking water containing water fleas contaminated by guinea worms larvae. (hlives.com)
  • While a control programme may aim to reduce the incidence of a disease until the disease is no longer a public health problem, an eradication programme has a more demanding and specific objective: to reduce the incidence of the disease to zero within a given time period. (cdc.gov)
  • At the start of the dracunculiasis eradication programme in 1986, the number of cases in Africa was estimated at between three and five million. (who.int)
  • In an attempt to stimulate innovation and address its chronic backlog, the Brazilian National Industrial Property Office (INPI) has expanded its programme to prioritise the examination of patent applications for pharmaceutical products and processes, as well as devices and materials, directly related to the diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of certain diseases. (iam-media.com)
  • The original programme - launched in 2013 - was directed at inventions that addressed AIDS, cancer and other neglected diseases. (iam-media.com)
  • The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) has established TropIKA.net as a global knowledge management electronic portal to share essential information and to facilita. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the mid-1980s, 3.5 million people had dracunculiasis, but by 2018, due to international efforts to interrupt transmission, only 28 cases were reported. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Since 2018, under the guidance of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases, the Secretariat has undertaken a global consultative process to gather input on the development of the draft road map from Member States and stakeholders, including organizations of the United Nations system, scientific and research groups, nongovernmental organizations, implementing partners, donors and private sector organizations. (who.int)
  • The disease affects poor communities in remote parts of Africa that do not have safe water to drink. (cdc.gov)
  • Furthermore, 120 million people in Africa were at risk of the disease due to unsafe drinking water. (healthtian.com)
  • In 1986, the World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA39.21 while in 1988 the WHO Regional Committee for Africa adopted resolution AFR/RC38/R13, both with a view to eradicating dracunculiasis. (who.int)
  • Fact sheet No 109: Childhood Diseases in Africa - March 1996 (WHO, 1996, 5 p. (nzdl.org)
  • And let us not forget, in West Africa, the disease, the fear of the disease, the dysfunction of the response, has destroyed the economy of three countries, and they are mostly post-conflict countries, poor patients. (techonomy.com)
  • Neglected Tropical Diseases are prevalent in marginalized countries of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. (clearias.com)
  • The last foci in India and Yemen were eradicated in 1996 and 1997, respectively so the disease is now only found in Africa. (wikitropica.org)
  • When in 1986 the Carter Center took the reins of the global dracunculiasis eradication campaign, India was the only country with a national program to get rid of the disease. (medscape.com)
  • Beginning in 1986, 1987, and 1988, the Global 2000 Project of the Carter Presidential Center assisted dracunculiasis eradication programmes in Pakistan, Ghana, and Nigeria, respectively, in collaboration with the ministries of health of those countries. (cdc.gov)
  • Numerous family members are usually affected simultaneously, and epidemiology review suggests the disease appears to be spreading rapidly since 1980. (morgellonswatch.com)
  • Thanks to a relentless campaign, this is poised to become the first disease since smallpox to be pushed into oblivion. (medscape.com)
  • Dr D.A. Henderson, tasked with the development of a global plan to control smallpox, masterminded the massive smallpox immunization program that resulted in disease eradication, and smallpox became the first infectious disease to be successfully eliminated from the planet. (medscape.com)
  • [ 3 ] The persistent concern about smallpox is reflected in the recent development of drugs, vaccines, guidelines, and diagnostics for a disease that is considered to have been totally eliminated. (medscape.com)
  • The success with smallpox raises the possibility that other serious infectious diseases could be eliminated. (medscape.com)
  • Bayer has started discussions with WHO on how to evolve their current commitment to fight sleeping sickness and Chagas disease. (disabled-world.com)
  • Dracunculiasis: global surveillance summary, 1993. (cdc.gov)
  • Dracunculiasis is typically asymptomatic for the first year. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Most people infected with poliovirus are asymptomatic, but 24% develop mild disease, 1% to 5% develop aseptic meningitis , and 0.1% to 0.5% develop paralytic polio with lifelong morbidity. (medscape.com)
  • Neglected tropical diseases are a diverse set of 20 diseases and disease groups that disproportionately affect populations living in poverty, predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas. (who.int)
  • With the tropical disease priority review voucher program, Congress intended to stimulate the development of drugs and biologics to prevent and treat infectious diseases for which there are no significant markets in developed nations and that disproportionately affect poor and marginalized populations. (precisionvaccinations.com)
  • It was the first disease to be controlled by a vaccine, and remains the only human infectious disease to be completely eliminated from Earth. (medscape.com)
  • ACS Infectious Diseases is a great forum for this special issue because it's the only journal to highlight chemistry and its role in the multidisciplinary and collaborative field of infectious disease research," Aldrich says. (acs.org)
  • I personally study TB because it is the leading cause of infectious disease mortality by a single pathogen and there has been a dearth of drug development by industry," Aldrich says. (acs.org)
  • Infectious disease outbreaks of diarrheal and respiratory illnesses can occur when access to safe water and sewage systems are disrupted and personal hygiene is difficult to maintain. (utoledo.edu)
  • 1 To be declared free of dracunculiasis, a country is required to have reported zero instances of transmission and maintained active surveillance for at least 3 consecutive years. (who.int)
  • This article summarizes the recommended strategies for surveillance and interventions in national dracunculiasis eradication programmes. (cdc.gov)
  • If common causes of febrile illnesses in a patient are ruled out, health workers should inform the Local Government or State Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer (DSNO) immediately. (gov.ng)
  • The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has an Event Based Surveillance system that mines unstructured information daily such as online discussions, newspaper articles, etc to provide local and near-real-time information on disease outbreaks (biological, rumor or social). (gov.ng)
  • The neglected tropical diseases draft roadmap " Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030 ", targets global eradication 1 for 2030. (who.int)
  • 2 See the report of the 12th meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for neglected tropical diseases. (who.int)
  • Interventions against neglected tropical diseases support the vision of universal health coverage. (who.int)
  • Important advances have been made since the adoption in 2012 of the road map for accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases (2012-2020). (who.int)
  • The report Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases covers 17 neglected tropical diseases(1) that thrive in impoverished settings, where housing is often substandard, environments are contaminated with filth, and disease-spreading insects and animals abound. (disabled-world.com)
  • It provides opportunities to broader health education, thereby ensuring healthier future generations," says Dr Lorenzo Savioli, Director of the WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases. (disabled-world.com)
  • Neglected tropical diseases cause blindness, disfigurement, permanent disability and death, particularly among the poor. (centerwatch.com)
  • WHO's new report, Investing to overcome the impact of neglected tropical diseases, outlines an investment case and essential package of interventions for these diseases. (centerwatch.com)
  • Early detection of some neglected tropical diseases will allow more children to continue school and adults to work while reducing the costs associated with treating more advanced forms of these diseases. (centerwatch.com)
  • Moving toward universal health coverage will ensure that all people have access to preventive and curative health services for neglected tropical diseases without the risk of financial hardship when paying for them. (centerwatch.com)
  • Some of the neglected tropical diseases are no longer strictly tropical," said Dr. Dirk Engels, director of the WHO Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases Department. (centerwatch.com)
  • Many countries have recognized the importance and cost effectiveness of investing in preventing and treating neglected tropical diseases. (centerwatch.com)
  • CDC works with partners to better prevent, detect, and treat neglected tropical diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Control of tropical diseases : dracunculiasis. (who.int)
  • Why are neglected tropical diseases a human rights issue? (ifhhro.org)
  • What are the relevant issues/problems with regards to neglected tropical diseases? (ifhhro.org)
  • A Human Rights-Based Approach to Neglected Tropical Diseases. (ifhhro.org)
  • Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Human Rights Analysis. (ifhhro.org)
  • Today we've added four diseases to a program designed to encourage the development of new drug and biological products to prevent or treat certain tropical diseases affecting millions of people throughout the world," said FDA's Chief Scientist RADM Denise Hinton, in a press release. (precisionvaccinations.com)
  • Tropical diseases cause a significant health burden globally. (precisionvaccinations.com)
  • Although tropical diseases generally are uncommon in the United States, tourism, immigration, and military operations are increasing the direct effect these diseases can have on the health of Americans. (precisionvaccinations.com)
  • However, India has made tremendous progress in controlling many such neglected tropical diseases in recent years. (clearias.com)
  • Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030 sets out global targets and actions to align and re-focus the work of countries, partners and stakeholders during the next decade, including cross-cutting targets aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. (cnntd.org)
  • We now have the consensus and the commitment of every country to work in an integrated, cross-cutting manner in tackling all the neglected tropical diseases" said Dr Ren Minghui, WHO Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage, Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases. (cnntd.org)
  • For people living in the developed world, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and other deadly diseases not currently wreaking havoc on their health may seem like remnants of a bygone era, stamped out by progress in medicine and hygiene. (acs.org)
  • A campaign to eradicate the disease was launched in the 1980s and has made significant progress. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Fact sheet No 124: Emerging Foodborne Diseases - Revised November 1996 (WHO, 1996, 3 p. (nzdl.org)
  • Fact sheet No 106: Noncommunicable Diseases - March 1996 (WHO, 1996, 2 p. (nzdl.org)
  • This report summarizes data for the two countries during 1994 and describes efforts toward eradication of dracunculiasis. (cdc.gov)
  • Often used to refer both to interventions against naturally occurring disease outbreaks and preventing or mitigating acts of bioterrorism. (ghtcoalition.org)
  • Status of dracunculiasis eradication in the African Region, 2002. (who.int)
  • 127, October 11, 2002 Corporate Authors(s) : WHO Collaborating Center for Research, Training and Eradication of Dracunculiasis. (cdc.gov)
  • Sudan has reported 21,433 cases of dracunculiasis in January-July 2002, which is 73% of the global total of cases reported for that period. (cdc.gov)
  • Zoonotic diseases , or zoonoses, are on the rise. (cdc.gov)
  • Diarrheal diseases caused by pathogens and merging viruses are a concern, too, as recent etiology studies and outbreaks of Zika and Ebola have demonstrated, Calderón says. (acs.org)
  • That may first bring to mind exotic diseases like Ebola, but the reality is that many zoonotic infections happen closer to home, often during everyday activities. (cdc.gov)
  • These diseases cause devastating health, social and economic consequences to more than one billion people. (clearias.com)
  • Smarter investments and high-level political commitment are required to reduce the social impact and economic consequences imposed by these diseases. (cnntd.org)