TABLE 3.

Peak transmission seasons for dracunculiasis in 14 African countries

Country	Occurrence in montha:
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mauritania							X	X	X	X
Chad						X	X	X	X	X
Mali						X	X	X	X	X
Niger						X	X	X	X	X
Burkina Faso					X	X	X	X	X	X
Cameroon					X	X	X	X	X	X
Sudan					X	X	X	X	X	X
Uganda				X	X	X	X	X
Ethiopia				X	X	X	X	X
Ivory Coast	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ghana	X	X	X	X	X						X	X
Benin	X	X	X							X	X	X
Togo	X								X	X	X	X
Nigeria	X	X			X	X	X	X			X	X

^aAbbreviations: Jan, January; Feb, February; Mar, March; Apr, April; Aug, August; Sept, September; Oct, October; Nov, November; Dec, December.