{"674711":{"#nid":"674711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Partners with The Carter Center to Support Guinea Worm Disease Eradication","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers, including Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) faculty members, Hannah Smalley, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pinar-keskinocak\u0022\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/julie-swann\u0022\u003EJulie Swann\u003C\/a\u003E, in collaboration with The Carter Center, are employing mathematical modeling to support the eradication of dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea worm disease (GWD).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGiven the year-long life-cycle of the disease, mathematical modeling is a valuable tool for fine-tuning interventions and evaluating resource allocation decisions,\u201d said Pinar Keskinocak, professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) and the director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the full story \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-partners-carter-center-support-guinea-worm-disease-eradication\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPotential Impact of a Diagnostic Test for Detecting Prepatent Guinea Worm Infections in Dogs,\u201d Hannah Smalley, Pinar Keskinocak, Julie Swann, Christopher Hanna, and Adam Weiss,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene\u003C\/em\u003E, 2024, DOI:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4269\/ajtmh.23-0534\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.4269\/ajtmh.23-0534\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EISyE and Georgia Tech researchers have teamed up with The Carter Center to support dracunculiasis eradication efforts, using mathematical modeling and analytics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE and Georgia Tech researchers have teamed up with The Carter Center to support dracunculiasis eradication efforts, using mathematical modeling and analytics."}],"uid":"36284","created_gmt":"2024-05-14 15:34:03","changed_gmt":"2024-05-14 15:48:45","author":"chenriquez8","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-05-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673997":{"id":"673997","type":"image","title":"tethered-dog-in-chad (1).jpg","body":null,"created":"1715700960","gmt_created":"2024-05-14 15:36:00","changed":"1715700960","gmt_changed":"2024-05-14 15:36:00","alt":"tethered-dog-in-chad (1).jpg","file":{"fid":"257460","name":"tethered-dog-in-chad (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/14\/tethered-dog-in-chad%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/14\/tethered-dog-in-chad%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":120640,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/05\/14\/tethered-dog-in-chad%20%281%29.jpg?itok=mBTvJPz-"}},"673998":{"id":"673998","type":"image","title":"Guinea Worm Eradication Program, 27th International Review Meeting of Program Managers, The Carter Center","body":null,"created":"1715701469","gmt_created":"2024-05-14 15:44:29","changed":"1715701469","gmt_changed":"2024-05-14 15:44:29","alt":"Guinea Worm Eradication Program, 27th International Review Meeting of Program Managers, The Carter Center","file":{"fid":"257461","name":"Group Photo - 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