  |
| 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 #269. |
| Synopsis of Recent Developments |
CHAD: NUMBER OF INFECTED DOGS CONTINUES TO DECLINE
As of the end of May, Chad’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program has reported a provisional total of 699 infected dogs so far in 2020, which is a reduction of 33% from the 1,051 dogs with Guinea worm infections reported in January-May 2019.
Full Report » |
MALI: FOLLOW-UP OF HUMAN CASE
Mali’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program continues to investigate and implement control measures in follow-up to the human case of Guinea worm disease whose worm emerged on March 23, 2020, after Mali had found no human case for four consecutive years.
Full Report » |
SOUTH SUDAN
The Government of South Sudan appointed a new Minister of Health, Hon. Elizabeth Acuei Yol, in March 2020. Her predecessor, Dr. Riek Gai Kok, had been Minister of Health since 2013, and was a passionate supporter of South Sudan’s extraordinary Guinea Worm Eradication Program.
Full Report » |
ETHIOPIA
The seven suspect cases reported from Ethiopia in April 2020 have been confirmed as human cases of Guinea worm disease, and the two infected baboons also have been confirmed. Ethiopia has not reported any other human cases or animal infections since.
Full Report » |
ANGOLA
WHO received a report on June 17, 2020 regarding a specimen taken from a suspected case of Guinea worm disease allegedly diagnosed in a border area of Namibia sometime in the first third of 2019. The specimen was examined macroscopically and microscopically at the Namibia Institute of Pathology in April 2019, and determined not to be from a Guinea worm.
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. |
0 comments:
Post a Comment