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PRO/AH/EDR> Guinea worm: global eradication effort update

Guinea Worm -- Worldwide/UnknownThe number of new cases of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) occurring worldwide has decreased from an estimated 3.5 million in 1986, when the World Health Assembly declared global elimination as a goal, to 25 in 2016.What is added by this report?The number of human dracunculiasis cases reported worldwide during 2016 increased to 25 cases in 3 countries in 2016 from 22 cases in 4 countries in 2015. However, during January-June 2017, the number of cases reported Read more [...]