Guinea worm (GW) disease (or dracunculiasis) is currently transmitted among dogs in Chad,
which presents risks for the human population. We studied how interventions implemented …

In this paper, we propose a new rumor‐spreading model, which is a variant of the
susceptible–exposed–infectious–removed epidemic model. We consider the influences of …

Global eradication of Guinea worm disease (GWD) is in the final stage but a mysterious
epidemic of the parasite in dog population makes the elimination programme challenging …

The campaign to eradicate dracunculiasis (Guinea worm [GW] disease) and its causative
pathogen Dracunculus medinensis (GW) in Chad is challenged by infections in domestic …

Guinea-worm disease (GWD) was thought to be almost eliminated in Chad when it
reemerged in 2010. The disease now shows a peculiar pattern of spreading along Chari …

We applied optimal control theory to a mathematical model for guinea worm disease, to
determine the effectiveness of optimal education campaigns on long-term dynamics of the …

ABSTRACT Global eradication of Guinea Worm Disease (GWD) is in the final stage but a
mysterious epidemic of the parasite in dog population makes the elimination program …