Ethiopian dracunculiasis eradication, the end game challenges, 2015

摘要

Background: Since a global campaign to eradicate dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) was begun in 1986, the number of cases has decreased from 3.5 million to 15 in 2015. The revised 2009 target date for eradication has passed. The disease transmission is currently limited to only South Sudan, Mali, Chad, and Ethiopia. Ethiopia started the campaign in 1994 and has decreased cases from 1252 to 2 in 2015. We analyzed surveillance data to better understand epidemiology of the disease and determine what sustaining transmission in Ethiopia.