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. 2014 Jan 8;90(1):61–70. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0554

Table 2.

Villages in Chad reporting cases of dracunculiasis, 2010–2013*

Village no. Village District Cases
Number contained/Number reported
2010 2011 2012 2013*
1 Nanguigoto Guelendeng 0/2 0/0 0/0 0/0
2 Mouraye Massenya 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0
3 Matassi Mandalia 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0
4 Abba Limane Guelendeng 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0
5 Aborgui Massenya 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0
6 Molkou Guelendeng 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0
7 Kakoua Sarh 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0
8 Sila Melfi 0/2 0/0 0/0 0/0
9 Toulomeye-Bardai Bere 1/1 0/0 0/0
10 Wandal Bousso 0/1 0/0 0/0
11 Mailao marba Mandelia 1/1 0/0 0/0
12 Mossio Vill. cluster§ Bousso 0/1 2/2 0/0
13 Goudoumgudoum Bousso 0/2 0/0 0/0
14 Darkou Mandelia 0/1 0/0 0/0
15 Akoum-Mabaye§ Mandelia 1/1 0/1 0/0
16 Camp Sara Matassi Mandelia 0/1 0/0 0/0
17 Manglarie Bousso 1/1 0/0 0/0
18 Mourgagué Guelendeng 0/1 0/0
19 Hilele (Ambergan) Aboudeia/Salamat 0/1 0/0
20 Bouram Foulbe Massenya 1/1 0/0
21 Dangabo Mandelia 0/1 0/0
22 Kouno Center Bousso 0/1 0/0
23 Kamanga 2 Camp Kyabe 0/1 0/0
24 Sarh Town Sarh 1/1 0/0
25 Miskine Banana Mandelia 1/1
26 Koutoungolo Massenya 1/1
27 Gasse Massenya 1/1
28 Gourlong Guelendeng 1/1
29 Djarbou Choufou Mandelia 0/1
TOTAL 0/10 4/10 4/10 4/5
*

Provisional: January–June 2013.

Transmission from a patient with dracunculiasis is contained if all of the following conditions are met: 1) the disease is detected < 24 hours after worm emergence; 2) the patient has not entered any water source since the worm emerged; 3) a health system staff or volunteer has managed the patient properly, by cleaning and bandaging the lesion(s) until the worm has been fully removed manually and by providing health education to discourage the patient from contaminating any water source (if two or more emerging worms are present, transmission is not contained until the last worm is removed); and 4) the containment process, including verification of dracunculiasis, is validated by a supervisor within 7 days of emergence of the worm. All of these criteria must be achieved for each emerged worm for the case to be considered contained.

Cases of Guinea worm disease (GWD) (7) linked to Mossio village cluster.

§

= Endemic villages.