@article{28868,
  keywords = {Neglected Diseases, Humans, Global health, Dracunculiasis, Disease eradication, Communicable Disease Control},
  author = {Callahan K and Bolton B and Hopkins D and Ruiz-Tiben E and Withers C and Meagley K},
  title = {Contributions of the Guinea worm disease eradication campaign toward achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.},
  abstract = {<p>Infectious diseases have influenced the biological, historical, and political development of the human species more than any other factor: from the outcome of wars to the success of empires, from the pace of technological advance to the structure of society <a class="ref-tip" href="http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002160#pntd.0002160-Chuhan1">[1]</a>. Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) was considered a mild affliction not warranting a widespread public health campaign. However, examination of the benefits of eradicating Guinea worm disease (GWD) reveals the effort is contributing to development, including contributions to certain Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) <a class="ref-tip" href="http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002160#pntd.0002160-Smith1">[2]</a>.</p>

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  year = {2013},
  journal = {PLoS neglected tropical diseases},
  volume = {7},
  pages = {e2160},
  issn = {1935-2735},
  url = {http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/asset?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002160.PDF},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0002160},
  language = {eng},
}