TY - JOUR
KW - Health Information Management
KW - Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
KW - General Medicine
KW - Health (social science)
KW - Epidemiology
AU - Hopkins DR
AU - Weiss AJ
AU - Yerian S
AU - Sapp SG
AU - Cama VA
AB - <p><strong>What is already known about this topic?</strong></p>

<p>Human cases of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) have decreased from an estimated 3.5 million in 1986 to 15 in 2021. Emergence of Guinea worm infections in dogs in 2012 has complicated eradication efforts.</p>

<p><strong>What is added by this report?</strong></p>

<p>Fifteen cases in humans were reported in 2021 and three during January–June 2022. As of November 2022, dracunculiasis remained endemic in five countries (Angola, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, and South Sudan).</p>

<p><strong>What are the implications for public health practice?</strong></p>

<p>With only 15 human cases identified in 2021 and three during January–June 2022, program efforts appear to be closer to reaching the goal of eradication. However, dog infections and impeded access because of civil unrest and insecurity in Mali and South Sudan continue to be the greatest challenges for the program.</p>

BT - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
DO - 10.15585/mmwr.mm7147a2
IS - 47
LA - eng
N2 - <p><strong>What is already known about this topic?</strong></p>

<p>Human cases of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) have decreased from an estimated 3.5 million in 1986 to 15 in 2021. Emergence of Guinea worm infections in dogs in 2012 has complicated eradication efforts.</p>

<p><strong>What is added by this report?</strong></p>

<p>Fifteen cases in humans were reported in 2021 and three during January–June 2022. As of November 2022, dracunculiasis remained endemic in five countries (Angola, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, and South Sudan).</p>

<p><strong>What are the implications for public health practice?</strong></p>

<p>With only 15 human cases identified in 2021 and three during January–June 2022, program efforts appear to be closer to reaching the goal of eradication. However, dog infections and impeded access because of civil unrest and insecurity in Mali and South Sudan continue to be the greatest challenges for the program.</p>

PB - Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office
PY - 2022
SP - 1496
EP - 1502
T2 - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
TI - Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis — Worldwide, January 2021–June 2022
UR - https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/pdfs/mm7147a2-H.pdf
VL - 71
SN - 0149-2195, 1545-861X
ER -