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

• Main Authors: Jessica V Ribado (Author), Nancy J Li (Author), Elizabeth Thiele (Author), Hil Lyons (Author), James A Cotton (Author), Adam Weiss (Author), Philippe Tchindebet Ouakou (Author), Tchonfienet Moundai (Author), Hubert Zirimwabagabo (Author), Sarah Anne J Guagliardo (Author), Guillaume Chabot-Couture (Author), Joshua L Proctor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...