Update: dracunculiasis eradication--Ghana and Nigeria, 1993.
In 1989, Ghana and Nigeria, countries in west Africa, ranked first and second in the number of reported cases of dracunculiasis (i.e., Guinea worm disease) with 179,556 cases and 640,008 cases respectively. During 1987-1988, Global 2000 and the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Research, Training, and Eradication of Dracunculiasis at CDC initiated direct, on-site assistance for the eradication of dracunculiasis in Ghana and Nigeria. This report summarizes surveillance data for the two countries during 1993 and describes efforts toward eradication of dracunculiasis.
D004320:Dracunculiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005869:Ghana / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology