Guinea worm in domestic dogs in Chad: A description and analysis of surveillance data

This report describes in detail the CGWEP surveillance system and explores epidemiological trends in canine Guinea worm cas es during 2015–2018. Our results showed an increased in the number of canine cases detected by the system during the period of interest. The proportion of worms that were contained (i.e., water contamination was prevented) improved significantly over time, from 72.8% in 2015 to 85.7% in 2018 (Mant el-Haenszel chi-square = 253.3, P
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research