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Guinea worm wrap-up ; # 237, November 17, 2015
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November 17, 2015
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Series: Guinea worm wrap-up ; # 237
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Journal Article:Guinea worm wrap-up
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Description:Detect Every Case! Contain Every Worm! Trace Every Source!
83% case reduction worldwide in January-October
Only 20 cases of Guinea worm disease (40% contained) were reported worldwide in January-October 2015 compared to 115 cases (71% contained) reported during the same period of 2014 (Figure 1). This is a provisional reduction of 83%. Zero cases were reported worldwide in January and again in September 2015. So far this year Chad has reported 9 cases (0 contained), South Sudan 4 cases (2 contained), Mali 4 cases (3 contained), and Ethiopia 3 cases (3 contained). Specimens from two cases (1 each in Ethiopia and Mali) have not yet been confirmed in the laboratory.
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