Carter Center News: February 2021

Good, thank you for following the work of The Carter Center to advance peace and health worldwide. We appreciate the opportunity to stay in touch with you.     Guinea Worm Cases Drop by 50% Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of human Guinea worm cases was cut in half to just 27 in 2020. Guinea worm infections in animals fell 20% in the same period. Learn more »       Upcoming Virtual Events Carter Center virtual events bring you up close with experts, policymakers, and other special guests to discuss the issues that shape your world. Learn more »       Childhood Trauma Instills Resiliency in Guinea Worm Warrior As the Carter Center’s country representative for Chad, in Africa’s semi-arid Sahel region, Dr. Hubert Zirimwabagabo leads a team of scientists and village volunteers battling Guinea worm, a disease of poverty, in one of its last strongholds. Read his story »       U.S. Needs a New Syria Policy Hrair Balian, director of the Carter Center's Conflict Resolution Program, and Jeffrey Feltman, visiting fellow in the Brookings Foreign Policy Program, explain how we can reenergize Syria diplomacy. Read the op-ed »       Apply Now: Carter Center Internships The Carter Center is accepting applications for internships and graduate assistantships. The program offers a diverse set of opportunities for students and recent graduates to enhance their skills and explore career options in their fields. Learn more »       Carter Center Marks World NTD Day With Lights From Tokyo to London, Abu Dhabi to Atlanta, some of the world’s most iconic landmarks were aglow on Jan. 30 to recognize neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The Carter Center and partners illuminated eight monuments in Atlanta and southwest Georgia. Learn more »     Donate Now   |   Forward   |   Subscribe   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2019, 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. Update Your Profile or Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE , Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2021 All rights reserved.

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Guinea Worm Wrap-Up #274

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 #274.   OPEN THE GUINEA WORM WRAP-UP » Synopsis of Recent Developments FEWER GUINEA WORM INFECTIONS IN 2020 The Guinea Worm Eradication Program reduced Guinea worm cases in humans by 50% and animal infections by 20% overall last year, for a provisional total of 27 human cases and 1,598 infected animals in 2020. Full Report » SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan is the closest of the endemic countries to stopping transmission. South Sudan’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program reported six cases in four localities in 2016, zero cases in 2017, 10 cases in 2018, 4 cases in 2019, and has provisionally reported one case (contained) in 2020. It has found only one infected animal, a dog in a household with human cases in 2015. Full Report » MALI In 2016-2020, Mali provisionally reported only one human case (2020), but found 54 infected dogs and four cats. Full Report » CHAD Chad is the farthest country from interrupting Guinea worm transmission, reporting about 1,000 infected animals (mostly dogs, a few cats, and rarely wild cats) and 12-48 human cases annually in 2016-2020. Most infections are believed to be transmitted by eating raw or poorly cooked fish, but Chad’s GWEP reported a common-source water-borne outbreak of human cases in 2019. Full Report » ETHIOPIA Ethiopia provisionally reported 11 humans and 15 animals (eight cats, four baboons, and three dogs) with Guinea worm infections in 2020, after finding a total of 18 human cases and 56 infected animals in 2016-2019. Full Report » ANGOLA Angola was officially declared endemic in 2020, after three consecutive years with confirmed infections, but the level of Guinea worm endemicity is still uncertain. Only three human cases and one infected dog have been detected since the first case was discovered in 2018: one human each year, and a dog in 2019. 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 FY2019, 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 John Lewis Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2021 All rights reserved.

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