01375nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001653001700042653003900059653002600098653001100124100001300135700001100148700001400159700001300173700001100186700001900197700001300216700001000229700001400239700001200253245003800265856007500303300001400378490000600392520067300398022001401071       2017                            d10aPodoconiosis10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aEnvironmental factors10aAfrica1 aDeribe K1 aCano J1 aNewport M1 aPullan R1 aNoor A1 aEnquselassie F1 aMurray C1 aHay S1 aBrooker S1 aDavey G00aThe global atlas of podoconiosis.  uhttp://thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/langlo/PIIS2214-109X(17)30140-7.pdf  ae477-e4790 v53 a<p>The world stands on the edge of an historic public health success with the imminent eradication of dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) and polio. Since the World Health Assembly called for the eradication of dracunculiasis in 1986 and poliomyelitis in 1988, astonishing progress has been made. In 2016, only 25 human cases of dracunculiasis were reported from three countries,<sup> </sup>transmission of wild poliovirus was found in only three countries, and 37 cases of polio were reported worldwide. In addition to these achievements, there has been progress in the elimination of the little-known disease podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis).</p>
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