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Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire Feb 2015
Topics: Africa; Disease Eradication; Dracunculiasis; Humans
PubMed: 25702332
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Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire Feb 2015
Topics: Africa; Disease Eradication; Dracunculiasis; Global Health; Humans
PubMed: 25671847
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Bulletin of the World Health... Dec 2014Conflict and a new disease pattern are hampering efforts to eradicate guinea-worm disease in the last four endemic countries. Julius Cavendish reports.
Conflict and a new disease pattern are hampering efforts to eradicate guinea-worm disease in the last four endemic countries. Julius Cavendish reports.
Topics: Chad; Disease Eradication; Dracunculiasis; Ethiopia; Health Education; Humans; Mali; Sanitation; Sudan; World Health Organization
PubMed: 25552768
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Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire Dec 2014
Topics: Africa; Dracunculiasis; Humans
PubMed: 25538996
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MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly... Nov 2014Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is caused by Dracunculus medinensis, a parasitic worm. Approximately 1 year after a person acquires infection from contaminated...
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is caused by Dracunculus medinensis, a parasitic worm. Approximately 1 year after a person acquires infection from contaminated drinking water, the worm will emerge through the skin, usually on the lower limb. Pain and secondary bacterial infection can cause temporary or permanent disability that disrupts work and schooling. In 1986, the World Health Assembly called for dracunculiasis elimination. The global Guinea Worm Eradication Program, supported by The Carter Center, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, CDC, and other partners, began assisting ministries of health of countries in which dracunculiasis is endemic in meeting this goal. At that time, an estimated 3.5 million cases occurred each year in 20 countries in Africa and Asia. This report updates published (3-5) and unpublished surveillance data reported by ministries of health and describes progress toward dracunculiasis eradication. A total of 148 cases were reported in 2013 from five countries (in order of prevalence: South Sudan, Chad, Mali, Ethiopia, and Sudan) compared with 542 cases in 2012 from four countries (South Sudan, Chad, Mali, and Ethiopia). The disease remains endemic in four countries in 2014 (South Sudan, Chad, Mali, and Ethiopia), but the overall incidence is falling faster in 2013 compared with 2012 (by 73%) and continues to fall faster in the first 6 months of 2014 (by 71%) compared with the same period in 2013. Failures in surveillance and containment, lack of clean drinking water, insecurity in Mali and parts of South Sudan, and an unusual epidemiologic pattern in Chad are the main remaining challenges to dracunculiasis eradication.
Topics: Africa; Disease Eradication; Dracunculiasis; Global Health; Humans; Incidence; Population Surveillance; Social Conditions; Water Supply
PubMed: 25412061
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Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire Oct 2014
Topics: Africa; Dracunculiasis; Global Health; Humans
PubMed: 25313424
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Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire Aug 2014
Topics: Chad; Dracunculiasis; Ethiopia; Ghana; Global Health; Humans; Kenya; Mali; Sudan
PubMed: 25184187
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Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire Aug 2014
Topics: Chad; Disease Eradication; Dracunculiasis; Ethiopia; Ghana; Global Health; Humans; Kenya; Sudan
PubMed: 25136722
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014In this paper, we aim to systematically analyze the effectiveness of community-based interventions (CBIs) for the prevention and control of helminthiasis including...
In this paper, we aim to systematically analyze the effectiveness of community-based interventions (CBIs) for the prevention and control of helminthiasis including soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) (ascariasis, hookworms, and trichuriasis), lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, dracunculiasis, and schistosomiasis. We systematically reviewed literature published before May 2013 and included 32 studies in this review. Findings from the meta-analysis suggest that CBIs are effective in reducing the prevalence of STH (RR: 0.45, 95% CI: 0.38, 0.54), schistosomiasis (RR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.33, 0.50), and STH intensity (SMD: -3.16, 95 CI: -4.28, -2.04). They are also effective in improving mean hemoglobin (SMD: 0.34, 95% CI: 0.20, 0.47) and reducing anemia prevalence (RR: 0.90, 95% CI: 0.85, 0.96). However, it did not have any impact on ferritin, height, weight, low birth weight (LBW), or stillbirths. School-based delivery significantly reduced STH (RR: 0.49, 95% CI: 0.39, 0.63) and schistosomiasis prevalence (RR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.33, 0.75), STH intensity (SMD: -0.22, 95% CI: -0.26, -0.17), and anemia prevalence (RR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.81, 0.94). It also improved mean hemoglobin (SMD: 0.24, 95% CI: 0.16, 0.32). We did not find any conclusive evidence from the quantitative synthesis on the relative effectiveness of integrated and non-integrated delivery strategies due to the limited data available for each subgroup. However, the qualitative synthesis from the included studies supports community-based delivery strategies and suggests that integrated prevention and control measures are more effective in achieving greater coverage compared to the routine vertical delivery, albeit it requires an existing strong healthcare infrastructure. Current evidence suggests that effective community-based strategies exist and deliver a range of preventive, promotive, and therapeutic interventions to combat helminthic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, there is a need to implement and evaluate efficient integrated programs with the existing disease control programs on a larger scale throughout resource-limited regions especially to reach the unreachable.
PubMed: 25114793
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Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire Jul 2014
Topics: Dracunculiasis; Ethiopia; Ghana; Global Health; Humans; Kenya; Mali; Sudan
PubMed: 25028755
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