Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis, January 2019–June 2020

Dracunculiasis Disease Eradication
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6943a2 Publication Date: 2020-10-29T14:17:55Z
ABSTRACT
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis and acquired drinking water containing copepods (water fleas) infected with D. larvae. The typically emerges through skin on a lower limb approximately 1 year after infection, resulting in pain disability (1). There no vaccine or medicine to treat disease; eradication efforts rely case containment* prevent contamination. Other interventions infection include health education, filtration, chemical treatment of unsafe temephos (an organophosphate larvicide kill copepods), provision safe (1,2). worldwide campaign began 1980 at CDC In 1986, an estimated 3.5 million cases† occurring each 20 African Asian countries§ (3), World Health Assembly (WHA) called for dracunculiasis elimination (4). global Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP), led Carter Center supported Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund, CDC, other partners, assisting ministries countries dracunculiasis. This report, based updated ministry data (4), describes progress made during January 2019-June 2020 updates previous reports (2,4,5). With only 54 human cases reported 2019, 19 2020, six currently affected (Angola, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, South Sudan, importations into Cameroon), achievement within reach, but it challenged civil unrest, insecurity, lingering epidemiologic zoologic concerns, including 2,000 animal 2019 1,063 mostly dogs. All national GWEPs remain fully operational, precautions taken ensure safety program staff members community response coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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