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By Emeline Wuilbercq, Thomson Reuters Foundation 6 Min Read Campaigners credit community-led efforts with success Access to clean water is key, say campaigners ADDIS ABABA, April 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Okello Aballa Ognum regularly has to walk deep into the jungles of south-west Ethiopia to treat the water ponds that harbour a debilitating parasitic disease. Painstakingly, he measures the water volume to determine how much chemical treatment to use against copepods, the tiny water fleas that carry the Guinea worm larvae. If ingested by humans, the larvae can grow up to a meter long before emerging through the skin, leading to serious disability and amputation in the worst cases. ....
Guinea worm cases fell 50% last year despite pandemic Campaigners credit community-led efforts with success Access to clean water is key, say campaigners By Emeline Wuilbercq ADDIS ABABA, April 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Okello Aballa Ognum regularly has to walk deep into the jungles of south-west Ethiopia to treat the water ponds that harbour a debilitating parasitic disease. Painstakingly, he measures the water volume to determine how much chemical treatment to use against copepods, the tiny water fleas that carry the Guinea worm larvae. If ingested by humans, the larvae can grow up to a meter long before emerging through the skin, leading to serious disability and amputation in the worst cases. ....
The End Is in Sight : Tackling a Neglected Tropical Disease in a Global Pandemic Community-led efforts have helped the fight to eradicate Guinea worm disease. By Emeline Wuilbercq ADDIS ABABA, April 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Okello Aballa Ognum regularly has to walk deep into the jungles of southwest Ethiopia to treat the water ponds that harbor a debilitating parasitic disease. Painstakingly, he measures the water volume to determine how much chemical treatment to use against copepods, the tiny water fleas that carry the Guinea worm larvae. If ingested by humans, the larvae can grow up to a meter long before emerging through the skin, leading to serious disability and amputation in the worst cases. ....
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published: 29 Apr 2021 05:05 PM BdST Updated: 29 Apr 2021 05:05 PM BdST A guinea worm emerges from the leg of a south Sudanese girl in Juba in this 2007 archive picture. REUTERS/FILE Okello Aballa Ognum regularly has to walk deep into the jungles of south-west Ethiopia to treat the water ponds that harbour a debilitating parasitic disease. ); } Painstakingly, he measures the water volume to determine how much chemical treatment to use against copepods, the tiny water fleas that carry the Guinea worm larvae. If ingested by humans, the larvae can grow up to a meter long before emerging through the skin, leading to serious disability and amputation in the worst cases. ....
Tackling a rare disease in a global pandemic The Guinea worm can grow up to a metre long before emerging through the skin, leading to serious disability 29 April 2021 - 13:02 Emeline Wuilbercq The Guinea worm under the microscope. Picture: CARTER CENTER/J HAHN Addis Ababa Okello Aballa Ognum regularly has to walk deep into the jungles of southwest Ethiopia to treat the water ponds that harbour a debilitating parasitic disease. Painstakingly, he measures the water volume to determine how much chemical treatment to use against copepods, the tiny water fleas that carry the Guinea worm larvae. If ingested by humans, the larvae can grow up to a metre long before emerging through the skin, leading to serious disability and the need for amputation in the worst cases. ....