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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 #285. |
| Synopsis of Recent Developments |
ETHIOPIA HOLDS ANNUAL PROGRAM REVIEW
The Ethiopia Dracunculiasis Eradication Program (EDEP) held its 26th Annual Review Meeting virtually on January 25-26. During the meeting, it was reported that between 2020 and 2021, the EDEP reduced human Guinea worm cases by 91% (from 11 to 1), and Guinea worm infections in animals by 80% (from 15 to 3).
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CHAD HOLDS ANNUAL PROGRAM REVIEW
The Chad Guinea Worm Eradication Program (CGWEP) held its annual Program Review in N’Djamena on February 2-3. The CGWEP provisionally reduced the number of human Guinea worm cases by 42% (from 12 to 7) and the number of animal infections by 47% (from 1,571 to 832) in 2021.
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CAMEROON-CHAD BORDER
Cameroon ended indigenous transmission of Guinea worm disease in 1997, was certified by WHO as Guinea worm-free in 2007, and reported no Guinea worm infections in 2008-2018. It has since reported one human case of Guinea worm disease (uncontained) in 2019; one human case (uncontained), five infected dogs (0 contained), and one infected cat (uncontained) in 2020; and 10 infected dogs (10 contained) in 2021.
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MALI HOLDS ANNUAL PROGRAM REVIEW
The Mali Guinea Worm Eradication Program (MGWEP) held its annual Program Review meeting in Bamako, with some participants joining virtually, on February 8-9. Mali reported two Guinea worm cases (one contained) in humans and 17 confirmed animal infections (11 contained) in 2021, which is a 90% increase from the one human case and 9 infected dogs reported in 2020.
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ANGOLA: NO GUINEA WORM FOUND IN 22 MONTHS
During WHO-supported pre-certification surveillance activities and case searches, a girl with Guinea worm disease was unexpectedly discovered in Angola in 2018. Angolan health authorities, with WHO assistance, detected a second human case and an infected dog in 2019, and another human case in 2020. WHO declared Angola officially endemic after the case in the third consecutive year.
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has readied its dossier for submission to the World Health Organization to request certification of the country as free of dracunculiasis transmission. DRC is poised to be considered by the International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication at its next meeting, which is likely to be held by July 2022.
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