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Guinea Worm Eradication Program--Multimedia Resources 


Disease Data

Distribution by Country of 4,619 Cases* of Guinea Worm Disease Reported in 2008 (PDF)

Distribution by Country of 9,585 Cases of Guinea Worm Disease Reported in 2007 (PDF)

Distribution by Country of 25,217 Cases of Guinea Worm Disease Reported in 2006 (PDF)

Distribution by Country of 10,674 Cases of Guinea Worm Disease Reported in 2005 (PDF)

Guinea Worm Disease and the Millennium Development Goals (PDF)



Disease Cycle

Life Cycle of Guinea Worm Disease Credit: The Carter Center/Al Granberg

Life Cycle of Guinea Worm Disease  Courtesy: New York Times

Life Cycle of  the Guinea Worm  Courtesy: Encyclopædia Britannica



Disease Range

Guinea Worm Eradication Program Status of Eradication Efforts: 2008 (PDF)

The Range of Guinea Worm Disease (1986-2005) Courtesy: New York Times

Guinea Worm Timeline

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Download The Timeline (PDF)