The good news is they think they can pull off eradication even with the canine reservoir putting it back in uninfected lakes.
This is a good example of how titles can be misleading. I clicked on it thinking that the Guinea worm was approaching extinction (likely due to human forces that destroyed its habitat), and that conservation efforts succeeded in preventing the tragedy.
Because I'm already familiar with the Guinea worm, I understood the headline perfectly.
I don't think it's fair to criticize a publication for failing to provide 100% of context in a headline.
Changing the word “End” to “Eradication” would be sufficient.
Is this in any way inspired by Netflix?
Um, no. Why would you think that?
They might be talking about the Bill Gates special.
The commentor did not do a good job of elaborating but I think it's actually not an unreasonable thing to wonder. If Netflix is trying to promote their documentary, getting Gates into the news as much as possible doesn't seem like an unreasonable strategy.
The Guinea Worm eradication campaign featured prominently in an episode of The Politician, a (fiction) series which was just released on Netflix. Coincidentally, I think.