Guinea Worm — Chad
In 2017, there were only 20 villages with cases of Guinea worm disease in 2 countries, both in Africa, compared to 23 735 villages in 21 countries on 2 continents in 1991.
From January through December 2017, there were 30 indigenous Guinea worm cases reported provisionally in isolated areas of Chad and Ethiopia, the Carter Center announced Friday [19 Jan 2018].
The provisional reports for 2017 totaled 15 cases in Chad and 15 cases in Ethiopia, the only remaining countries reporting
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