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The global Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP), through community-based interventions, reduced the burden of disease from an estimated 3.5 million cases per year in 1986 to only 13 human cases in 2022. Despite progress, in 2012 Guinea worm disease was detected in domesticated dogs and later in domesticated cats and baboons. Without previous development of any Guinea worm therapeutics, diagnostic tests to detect pre-patent Guinea worm infection, or environmental surveillance tools, the emergence of Guinea worm disease in animal hosts\u2014a threat to eradication\u2014motivated an assessment of evidence gaps and research opportunities. This gap analysis informed the refinement of a robust research agenda intended to generate new evidence and identify additional tools for national GWEPs and to better align the global GWEP with a 2030 Guinea worm eradication certification target. This paper outlines the rationale for the development and expansion of the global GWEP Research Agenda and summarizes the results of the gap analysis that was conducted to identify Guinea worm\u2013related research needs and opportunities. We describe five work streams informed by the research gap analysis that underpin the GWEP Research Agenda and address eradication endgame challenges through the employment of a systems-informed One Health approach. We also discuss the infrastructure in place to disseminate new evidence and monitor research results as well as plans for the continual review of evidence and research priorities.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.23-0889","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,9]],"date-time":"2024-07-09T13:37:49Z","timestamp":1720532269000},"page":"12-25","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Slaying the Serpent: A Research Agenda to Expand Intervention Development and Accelerate Guinea Worm Eradication Efforts"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"111","author":[{"given":"Maryann G.","family":"Delea","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Guinea Worm Eradication Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandra","family":"Sack","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Guinea Worm Eradication Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, 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