This research note reports on an on-going study of guinea worm infection, dracunculiasis, in Kwara State of Nigeria. Work already undertaken illustrates the linkage between urbanisation, population mobility and the recent rapid diffusion of the disease. Prevalence surveys are being carried out to identify the extent of the problem. Studies of local water sources and water collection practices a...

Il s'agit d'un patient de peau noir admis au service des urgences, pour une dermohypodermite du membre inferieur droit. Le traitement initial à base d'amoxilline protéger n'a pas donné de résultat efficace. L'aggravation clinique nous a poussé faire une TDM du membre, qui nous a montré un aspect de calcification filiforme. Des incisions de décharge, associée à une antibiothérapie de plus large ...

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lications, framing a challenge to the public health establishment. It was evident, however, that the effort required to launch such an undertaking was not consonant with the duties of a CDC Deputy Director, so when Bill Foege suggested that Glob al 2000 of the Carter Presidential Center lead a program to eradicate Guinea worm, Don ac cepted a position as Senior Consultant. Since 1987, he has th...

Introduction: Artemisia dracunculus L. (Tarragon) is one of the plants that uses as meal and remedy for a long time, and possesses many medicinal properties. In traditional medicine also has mentioned to its beneficial properties. A number of researches through in vitro and in vivo studies showed the pharmacological properties of this plant. This study was done for determining the effect of hyd...

Sir,?I have chosen for my caption the singular name <?f. ' Guinea-Worm Town of Gingee' aa the place bids fair to become another ' Cherrupunji' for guinea-worms. The indigenous population have evolved novel *pethods of dealing with the worms and I can vouchsafe f?r the veracity of at least one method. This comprises in the application of castor oil after the rupture of blister. The entrance isal...

Vultures constitute an important functional group in many ecosystems, providing crucial ecosystem services both in natural and humanized environments. These scavengers are facing massive declines worldwide, but in several African countries virtually nothing is known on populations' status and threats, hampering the development of adequate conservation strategies. In Guinea-Bissau, globally impo...

Alessandro Nanni Costa, J. M. Simón i Castellvì, Antonio G. Spagnolo, Nunziata Comoretto, Jean Laffitte, Håkan Gäbel, Francis L. Delmonico, Ferdinand Muehlbacher, Walter Schaupp, Alexandra K. Glazier, Valter D. Garcia, Mario Abbud-Filho, Jose O. Medina-Pestana, Mariangela Gritta Grainer, Pier Paolo Donadio, Anna Guermani, Riccardo Bosco, Francesco Giordano, Blanca Martinez Lopez de Arroyabe, Ma...

The declaration followed an assessment of the poliovirus situation in 2014 as of 26 April and included updates from countries affected, namely Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and the Syrian Arab Republic. It concluded that the current situation required coordinated international response because this situation could result in failure to era...

In 1991 the Forty-fourth World Health Assembly declared the goal of eradicating dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease) by the end of 1995. This article summarizes the recommended strategies for surveillance and interventions in national dracunculiasis eradication programmes. It is based on personal experience with dracunculiasis programmes in Ghana, Nigeria and Pakistan. Three phases are describe...