00912nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001653001600042653000900058100002300067245003800090856007900128300000800207490000700215520051800222022001400740       2016                            d10aGuinea worm10aDogs1 aGalán-Puchades TM00aDogs and Guinea worm eradication.  uhttp://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/laninf/PIIS1473-3099(16)30080-9.pdf  a7700 v163 a<div>After 30 years of control campaigns, guinea worm faces eradication. However, dogs are expected to thwart the eradication of dracunculiasis as they act as alternative hosts of the worm. The health community undoubtedly have to recognise the success of the Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP), although some flaws cannot be overlooked. One of the most essential points when trying to achieve the control of parasitic infections is to determine the role of reservoirs that could maintain the disease.</div>
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