Testing is yet to confirm a diagnosis of dracunculiasis in a man from North Tongu District in Volta Region after reports ‘a whitish worm’ emerged from a blistered area on his ankle in early May. According to a WHO article, Ghana’s elimination of dracunculiasis transmission was certified in early 2015 and the last case had been reported in 2010 (down from almost 180,000 in 1989). Active community case finding is underway in the district. More about guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) from the CDC. Read more
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