PHOTOMICROGRAPH
Magnified 125X, this photomicrograph revealed the presence of three Guinea worms, Dracunculiasis medinensis.
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/M. Melvin
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PIPE FILTERS
Displacement by war and nomadic lifestyles in South Sudan make pipe filters necessary. The pipe filters allows these people at the Kuse Dam, Terekeka County, South Sudan, to filter their water to avoid contracting Guinea worm disease
Credit: The Carter Center/L. Gubb
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WOUND CARE
At a Guinea worm case containment center in Abuyong, South Sudan, six-year-old Thom Mayom assists nurse John Lotiki as Lotiki tends to Mayom's badly infected Guinea worm wound. Harboring the vast majority of the world's remaining cases, South Sudan has become the last frontier on the difficult path to eradicating this debilitating parasitic disease.
Credit: The Carter Center/E. Staub
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10-Nov
REMOVING A GUINEA WORM
In the village of Ogi, Nigeria, a village volunteer inspects the length of a Guinea worm emerging from a man's calf. Nigeria was once the most Guinea worm-endemic country in the world reporting over 650,000 cases in 1988. With Carter Center support, Nigeria reported its last case of Guinea worm disease in November 2008.
Credit: The Carter Center/E. Staub
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GATHERING WATER
This Nigerian woman is gathering water from a local pond, which is used as a source of drinking water. However, to prevent Guinea worm disease, this water must be filtered.
Credit: The Carter Center/E. Staub
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FILTERING WATER
A woman in the village or Ogi, Nigeria filters drinking water. With Carter Center support, Nigeria reported its last case of Guinea worm disease in November 2008.
Credit: The Carter Center/E. Staub
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2004
REMOVING A GUINEA WORM
A young child in South Sudan is comforted as a medical volunteer extracts an emergent Guinea worm. Harboring the vast majority of the world's remaining cases, South Sudan has become the last frontier on the difficult path to eradicating this debilitating parasitic disease.
Credit: The Carter Center/J. Albertson
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2008
INFORMATION SESSION
A local volunteer in South Sudan uses a flip chart to educate villagers on Guinea worm disease prevention. Harboring the vast majority of the world's remaining cases, South Sudan has become the last frontier on the difficult path to eradicating this debilitating parasitic disease.
Credit: The Carter Center/L. Gubb
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2008
CONTAINMENT CENTER
The Guinea worm containment center in Ogi, Nigeria, provides medical care for people affected by Guinea worm disease. With the support of the Carter Center, Nigeria reported its last case of Guinea worm disease in November 2008.
Credit: The Carter Center
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2004