Guinea Worm Wrap-Up #267

Good, as The Carter Center counts down to the end of Guinea worm disease, we are pleased to bring you the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guinea Worm Wrap-Up.

Good, as The Carter Center counts down to the end of Guinea worm disease, we are pleased to bring you the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guinea Worm Wrap-Up #267.   OPEN THE GUINEA WORM WRAP-UP » Synopsis of Recent Developments CHAD On March 6, 2020, Chad’s Minister of Health, the Honorable Professor Mahmoud Youssouf Khayal, visited Aligarga village in Mandelia district of Chari Baguirmi Region to launch a new strategy of proactive dog tethering in villages at high risk of Guinea worm infections. Studies undertaken suggest that dogs that eat discarded, raw fingerlings (small fish) and fish guts at lagoons or riversides during seasonal mass fishing are at the highest risk for Guinea worm infection. Full Report » ETHIOPIA The Ethiopia Dracunculiasis Eradication Program reported zero human cases for the second consecutive year in 2019, as well as no human or animal Guinea worm cases in January-February 2020. It officially reported two infected dogs (both contained) and six infected baboons from four localities in 2019, which is a 53% reduction from the 17 infected animals (11 dogs, 5 cats, and 1 baboon) reported from nine localities in 2018. Full Report » MALI Mali has not reported a human case of Guinea worm disease for the last four consecutive years (2016-2019). The eight infected dogs and one infected cat reported in 2019, (67% of which were contained) demonstrates a 55% reduction in infected animals from the 18 infected dogs and 2 cats reported in 2018. Full Report » SOUTH SUDAN The South Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program reported four cases of Guinea worm disease (50% of which were contained) from two villages in 2019, compared to 10 cases (30% contained) reported from 10 villages in 2018. The program also reported no human or animal cases in January-March 2020. Full Report » MEETINGS Because of the global COVID-19 crisis, the 24th International Review Meeting of Guinea Worm Eradication Program Managers, and a separate meeting of Guinea Worm researchers that was to follow, could not be convened at The Carter Center in Atlanta in March as planned. Instead, virtual meetings were held by telephone and computer with leaders of the national GWEPs of Chad and Ethiopia on March 16, South Sudan and Angola on March 19, and Mali on March 23. Full Report » The Carter Center has been fighting Guinea worm disease since 1986 with a global coalition of partners, including the Ministries of Health of endemic countries, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others. Donate Now   |   Forward to a Friend   |   Subscribe Now   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2018-19, 91% of our spending went directly to our peace and health programs. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange, or rent your email address. Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2020 All rights reserved.

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