Other Human Disease -- Vietnam
Citation:
Thach PN, van Doorn HR, Bishop HS, et al.: Human infection with an unknown species of _Dracunculus_ in Viet Nam. Int J Infect Dis. April 2021; 105: 739-742. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.018.
Abstract
Guinea worm (GW) disease, caused by _Dracunculus medinensis_, is an almost eradicated waterborne zoonotic disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) currently lists GW as endemic in only 5 African countries.
In July 2020, the Vietnamese public health surveillance system detected
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