Guinea Worm Wrap-Up: #240, May 13, 2016

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Guinea Worm Wrap-Up: #240, May 13, 2016

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May 13, 2016
Series: Guinea Worm Wrap-Up

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Journal Article:

Guinea worm wrap-up
Description:

Chad has reported 2 cases of Guinea worm disease in humans (laboratory confirmation of case #2 is pending) and 286 dogs infected with Guinea worms in January-April 2016. Both cases in humans (males, ages 12 and 5) and 80% of infected dogs were contained. During the same period of 2015 Chad’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program reported 4 cases in humans, of which none were contained, and 111 infected dogs.
Subjects:

Communicable Disease Control Disease Eradication Dracunculiasis/prevention & Control Dracunculus Nematode
Series:

Guinea Worm Wrap-Up
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Newsletter
Place as Subject:

Chad
Pages in Document:

6 unnumbered pages
Issue:

240
Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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