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\"\"<\/a>The United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) and some partners will soon be assessing Ghana\u2019s preparedness to be declared a Guinea worm-free country.<\/p>\n

Ghana, in July 2011, celebrated success in breaking the transmission of Guinea worm\u00a0\u2013 a final step before it can claim it has eradicated the disease which is spread by drinking water contaminated with a tiny water flea that carries Guinea worm eggs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis month, UNICEF and partners will host a team assessing the country\u2019s readiness to be declared Guinea worm-free,\u201d said the Fund on its website December 28, 2011.<\/p>\n

According to UNICEF, Ms Azaratu Zakaria, who is the last known person in Ghana to be infected with the parasite, has been treated but \u201cthree years must pass without any new cases before the disease is officially considered eradicated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ghana in 2006, recorded 4,130 cases of Guinea worm \u2013 the second highest number of any country in the world, according to UNICEF.<\/p>\n

By Ekow Quandzie<\/p>\n

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