Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis - January 2017–June 2018

The number of cases of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) has decreased from an estimated 3.5 million in 1986 to 30 in 2017. Emergence of Guinea worm infections in dogs has complicated eradication efforts. The number of human dracunculiasis cases reported declined to seven cases in three countries...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2018, Vol.67 (45), p.1265-1270
Main Authors: Hopkins, Donald R, Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto, Weiss, Adam J, Roy, Sharon L, Zingeser, James, Guagliardo, Sarah Anne J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Dogs
Dracunculus medinensis
Drinking water
Infections
Surveillance
Towns
Worms
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Summary:The number of cases of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) has decreased from an estimated 3.5 million in 1986 to 30 in 2017. Emergence of Guinea worm infections in dogs has complicated eradication efforts. The number of human dracunculiasis cases reported declined to seven cases in three countries (Angola, Chad, and South Sudan) during January-June 2018, while the number of infected animals reported stood at 709 during the same period. Existence of infected dogs, especially in Chad, and impeded access because of civil unrest and insecurity in Mali and South Sudan are now the greatest challenges to interrupting transmission.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X