Guinea Worm Wrap-Up #287

As The Carter Center counts down to the end of Guinea worm disease, we are pleased to bring you the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guinea Worm Wrap-Up #287.

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Synopsis of Recent Developments

CHAD: TWO CONFIRMED CASES

Two confirmed Guinea worm cases were reported in Chad in the first quarter of 2022. Both cases occurred in Kyabe district of Moyen Chari Region in February. Although only one of the two cases was contained, Abate was applied to all known appropriate water sources in the uncontained case’s home village within two weeks of worm emergence.

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MALI: ZERO CASES

Mali’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program has reported no infection in a human or animal in January-March 2022, compared to one infected dog in January-March 2021. Mali’s peak transmission season begins in June.

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ETHIOPIA: ZERO CASES

Ethiopia has detected no Guinea worms so far in 2022 despite robust surveillance in areas at risk. The next few months will reveal whether Guinea worm transmission continued undetected somewhere.

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SOUTH SUDAN: ZERO CASES

The South Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program has hired additional staff in the four endemic counties (Uror County/Jonglei State, Rumbek/N-Lakes, Tonj/E-Warrap, Awerial/Lakes) for the 2022 Guinea worm season, which typically runs from May through November.

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The Carter Center has been fighting Guinea worm disease since 1986 with a global coalition of partners, including the Ministries of Health of endemic countries, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others.

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