Abstract |
Ghana and Nigeria, the two countries with the highest number of known cases of dracunculiasis (i.e., Guinea worm disease) in 1991, recorded substantial declines in the reported incidence of the parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis. Provisional surveillance data from 1991 indicate that the combined incidence of dracunculiasis declined 32.7% in the two countries since 1990 and 57.5% since 1989 (Figure 1). This report summarizes surveillance data for the two countries.
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Authors | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) |
Journal | MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
(MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep)
Vol. 41
Issue 22
Pg. 397-9
(Jun 05 1992)
ISSN: 0149-2195 [Print] United States |
PMID | 1534138
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Dracunculiasis
(epidemiology)
- Ghana
(epidemiology)
- Humans
- Incidence
- Nigeria
(epidemiology)
- Population Surveillance
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