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Progress toward global eradication of dracunculiasis--January 2011-June 2012.
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Dracunculiasis
(
Guinea
worm
disease
)
is
caused
by
Dracunculus
medinensis
,
a
parasitic
worm
.
Approximately
1
year
after
initial
infection
from
contaminated
drinking
water
,
the
worm
emerges
through
the
skin
of
the
infected
person
,
usually
on
the
lower
limb
.
Pain
and
secondary
bacterial
wound
infection
can
cause
temporary
or
permanent
disability
that
disrupts
work
and
schooling
for
the
entire
family
.
In
1986
,
the
World
Health
Assembly
(
WHA
)
called
for
dracunculiasis
elimination
and
the
Guinea
Worm
Eradication
Program
,
supported
by
The
Carter
Center
,
World
Health
Organization
(
WHO
)
,
United
Nations
Children
's
Fund
(
UNICEF
)
,
CDC
,
and
other
partners
,
was
coalesced
to
assist
ministries
of
health
of
endemic
countries
in
meeting
this
goal
.
At
that
time
,
an
estimated
3
.
5
million
cases
occurred
annually
in
20
countries
in
Africa
and
Asia
.
This
report
updates
published
and
previously
unpublished
surveillance
data
reported
by
ministries
of
health
and
describes
progress
toward
global
dracunculiasis
eradication
.
In
2011
,
a
total
of
1
,
058
cases
were
reported
.
As
of
2012
,
dracunculiasis
remained
endemic
in
only
four
countries
.
Through
June
2012
,
worldwide
reductions
in
reported
cases
continued
,
compared
with
the
first
6
months
of
2011
.
Failures
in
surveillance
and
containment
,
lack
of
clean
drinking
water
,
and
insecurity
in
Mali
and
parts
of
South
Sudan
continue
to
challenge
dracunculiasis
eradication
efforts
.
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