@misc{100271,
  author = {World Health Organization, Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) },
  title = {Dracunculiasis eradication: global surveillance summary, 2023},
  abstract = {<p>In accordance with the recommendations of the International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication (ICCDE), WHO has certified 200&nbsp;countries, areas and territories (including 188&nbsp;WHO Member States) as free of transmission of dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease). The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the latest country to be certified, in December 2022. Six countries remain to be certified: Angola, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, South Sudan and Sudan.</p>

<p>In 2023, 5 countries reported a total of 14&nbsp;human cases of dracunculiasis in a&nbsp;total of 11 villages, namely, Chad (9&nbsp;cases), South Sudan (2 cases), Mali (1&nbsp; case) and 1 case each in Cameroon and Central African Republic (CAR), which was certified as dracunculiasis-free in 2007. The case in CAR was probably linked to population movements with Chad.</p>
},
  year = {2024},
  pages = {1-21},
  url = {https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376790/WER9920-249-269.pdf?sequence=1},
  language = {ENG},
}