A parasitic infection occurring in parts of Africa without access to safe water.
Dracunculiasis is an infection caused by a parasite called the Guinea worm. A person becomes infected when they drink contaminated water. This disease has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but still exists in Chad, Ethiopia, Mali and South Sudan.
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A parasitic infection occurring in parts of Africa without access to safe water.
Dracunculiasis is an infection caused by a parasite called the Guinea worm. A person becomes infected when they drink contaminated water. This disease has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but still exists in Chad, Ethiopia, Mali and South Sudan.