Linked surveillance and genetic data uncovers programmatically relevant geographic scale of Guinea worm transmission in Chad.

Linked surveillance and genetic data uncovers programmatically relevant geographic scale of Guinea worm transmission in Chad.

<h4>Background</h4>Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) was detected in Chad in 2010 after a supposed ten-year absence, posing a challenge to the global eradication effort. Initiation of a village-based surveillance system in 2012 revealed a substantial number of dogs infected with Guine...

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Main Authors: Jessica V Ribado, Nancy J Li, Elizabeth Thiele, Hil Lyons, James A Cotton, Adam Weiss, Philippe Tchindebet Ouakou, Tchonfienet Moundai, Hubert Zirimwabagabo, Sarah Anne J Guagliardo, Guillaume Chabot-Couture, Joshua L Proctor
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
Subjects:
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/385662e8e5df436483e0d85fe4051290
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