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| 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 #278. |
| Synopsis of Recent Developments |
CHAD: INTERVENTIONS + INNOVATION = IMPACT
After improving containment rates of Guinea worm infections in dogs and coverage of endemic villages with Abate, Chad’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP) introduced proactive tethering of all dogs in at-risk communities. The benefits of those actions are evident this year. Chad has provisionally reported 268 dogs (81% contained) with Guinea worm infections in January–May 2021 compared to 872 infected dogs during the same period of 2020.
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MALI
Mali has reported no human Guinea worm cases and two dogs with confirmed Guinea worm infections so far in 2021. Both dogs’ infections were contained, but the presumed sources of their infections in 2020 are not known. These numbers compare to one human case (uncontained) and no infected dogs reported in January–May 2020.
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ANGOLA
Following the discovery of indigenous Guinea worm transmission in Cunene Province of Angola in 2018, a Community Based Surveillance System was initiated in 54 villages at risk starting in August 2020. WHO assisted the surveillance and response capacity of the Ministry of Health’s GWEP by providing a full-time technical staff member and a data manager in Cunene Province to accelerate, expand, and roll out the active community-based surveillance.
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PRE-CERTIFICATION UPDATE: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
The Democratic Republic of Congo is making steady progress towards the submission of the country’s final report for certification. During October – December 2020, with technical assistance provided by WHO, the final draft country report was submitted to WHO in December 2020, which was subsequently shared with members of the ICCDE for their initial review and comments.
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PRE-CERTIFICATION UPDATE: SUDAN
Sudan continued its efforts to sustain awareness creation about Guinea worm and to strengthen GW surveillance. As recommended by the ICCDE, active case searches in border and at-risk areas, as well as in previously endemic areas, are being carried out every year. In 2020, active case searches were completed in South Darfur State, including the formerly endemic village of Kafia Kingi, as well as five other localities and refugee camps.
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