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Surveillance of Human Guinea Worm in Chad, 2010–2018

The total number of Guinea worm cases has been reduced by 99.9% since the mid-1980s when the eradication campaign began. Today, the greatest number of cases is reported from Chad. In this report, we use surveillance data collected by the Chad Guinea Worm Eradication Program to describe trends in hum...

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Main Authors: Guagliardo, Sarah Anne J., Ruiz-Tiben, Ernesto, Hopkins, Donald R., Weiss, Adam J., Ouakou, Philippe Tchindebet, Zirimwabagabo, Hubert, Unterwegner, Karmen, Tindall, Dillon, Cama, Vitaliano A., Bishop, Henry, Sapp, Sarah G. H., Roy, Sharon L.
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2021
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8274751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34029207
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1525