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Parasitol Res ; 122(12): 2951-2956, 2023 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37823992

RESUMO

Nematode species of the genus Dracunculus (Spirurida: Dracunculoidea) infect tissues and body cavities of reptiles, domestic and wild carnivores, and humans. The definitive hosts acquire the infection by ingesting intermediate (i.e., cyclopoid copepod) or paratenic (i.e., amphibians and fishes) hosts. Here we report the jaguar (Panthera onca) as a potential new host for Dracunculus sp. The nematode was collected from an ulcerated cutaneous nodule on the left anterior limb of a female jaguar in the municipality of Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. Based on the morphology of first stage larvae collected from a small fragment of the uterus of the adult nematode, the species was identified as Dracunculus sp. Reichard, 1759. Additionally, the morphological identification was molecularly confirmed by sequencing the cox1 gene. This report advocates for further investigations into the transmission cycle of this parasite in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland, considering the role of wildlife hosts and the zoonotic potential of Dracunculus species in that area.


Assuntos
Dracunculoidea , Panthera , Animais , Humanos , Feminino , Animais Selvagens , Dracunculus , Peixes , Brasil
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Med Hist ; 67(2): 148-171, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37525460

RESUMO

Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) is a debilitating waterborne disease. Once widespread, it is now on the brink of eradication. However, the Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP), like guinea worm itself, has been under-studied by historians. The GWEP demonstrates an unusual model of eradication, one focused on primary healthcare (PHC), community participation, health education and behavioural change (safe drinking). The PHC movement collided with a waterborne disease, which required rapid but straightforward treatment to prevent transmission, creating a historical space for the emergence of village-based volunteer health workers, as local actors realigned global health policy on a local level. These Village Volunteers placed eradication in the hands of residents of endemic areas, epitomising the participation-focused nature of the GWEP. This participatory mode of eradication highlights the agency of those in endemic areas, who, through volunteering, safe drinking and community self-help, have been the driving force behind dracunculiasis eradication. In the twenty-first century, guinea worm has become firstly a problem of human mobility, as global health has struggled to contain cases in refugees and nomads, and latterly a zoonotic disease, as guinea worm has shifted hosts to become primarily a parasite of dogs. This demonstrates both the potential of One Health approaches and the need for One Health to adopt from PHC and the GWEP a focus on the health of humans and animals in isolated and impoverished areas. Guinea worm demonstrates how the biological and the historical interact, with the GWEP and guinea worm shaping each other over the course of the eradication programme.


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Dracunculíase , Doenças Transmitidas pela Água , Humanos , Animais , Cães , Dracunculus , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculíase/prevenção & controle , Educação em Saúde , Política de Saúde , Erradicação de Doenças
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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol ; 89(2): 237-240, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33969654

RESUMO

A nematode parasite, Dracunculus medinensis, causes dracunculiasis. Despite being non-fatal, this condition causes significant morbidity. Dracunculiasis is considered an eradicated disease in India since 1999. We report two cases that document the unusual linear morphea-like morphology of the calcified D. medinensis and the rare periorbital location of the worm. The cases presented here are rare and a diagnostic challenge, considering the eradicated status of dracunculiasis.


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Dracunculíase , Dermatopatias , Animais , Humanos , Dracunculíase/diagnóstico , Dracunculíase/parasitologia , Dracunculus , Índia
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PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 16(10): e0010830, 2022 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36206300

RESUMO

Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) is a parasitic nematode that can cause the debilitating disease dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) in humans. The global Guinea Worm Eradication Program has led intervention and eradication efforts since the 1980s, and Guinea worm infections in people have decreased >99.99%. With the final goal of eradication drawing nearer, reports of animal infections from some remaining endemic countries pose unique challenges. Currently, confirmation of suspected Guinea worm infection relies on conventional molecular techniques such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which is not specific to Guinea worm and, therefore, requires sequencing of the PCR products to confirm the identity of suspect samples, a process that often takes a few weeks. To decrease the time required for species confirmation, we developed a quantitative PCR assay targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) gene of Guinea worm. Our assay has a limit of detection of 10 copies per reaction. The mean analytical parameters (± SE) were as follows: efficiency = 93.4 ± 7.7%, y-intercept = 40.93 ± 1.11, slope = -3.4896 ± 0.12, and the R2 = 0.999 ± 0.004. The assay did not amplify other nematodes found in Guinea worm-endemic regions and demonstrated 100% diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. Implementation of this quantitative PCR assay for Guinea worm identification could eliminate the need for DNA sequencing to confirm species. Thus, this approach can be implemented to provide more rapid confirmation of Guinea worm infections, leading to faster execution of Guinea worm interventions while increasing our understanding of infection patterns.


Assuntos
Dracunculíase , Dracunculus , Humanos , Animais , Dracunculus/genética , Citocromos b/genética , Dracunculíase/diagnóstico , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculíase/veterinária , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports ; 35: 100784, 2022 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36184112

RESUMO

Neglected tropical diseases pose a threat to domestic animal health, as domestic animals can serve as reservoirs for certain zoonotic parasitic infections, including Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) and lymphatic filariasis. Surveillance for these parasites in domestic animals is needed to understand infection prevalence and transmission cycles, with the goal of instituting appropriate interventions. The goal of this research was to report our finding of Brugia sp. infection in dogs from Chad, Africa, and to characterize the genetics and epidemiology of the parasite. During a recent Chadian canine pathogen surveillance project, we identified Brugia sp. infections in a total of 46 out of 428 dogs (10.7%) sampled at three time points in 2019-2020. We found high levels of sequence similarity to B. malayi and B. pahangi based on amplification of 18S rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, and ITS-2 regions. Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rRNA gene sequences placed the Chadian Brugia sp. in a clade with other Brugia spp. but grouped it separately from both B. malayi and B. pahangi. Analysis of Hha I sequences showed the greatest similarity with B. patei, a parasite previously reported from dogs, cats, and wildlife hosts in Kenya. Epidemiologic analysis using generalized linear regression modeling found significantly higher odds of Brugia sp. detection among dogs in villages in southern Chad compared to those in the northern region. Further, within the northern region, there were higher odds of detection in the dry season, compared to the wet season, which is consistent with the ecology of a presumably mosquito-borne parasite. The same 428 dogs were tested for Dirofilaria immitis antigen using a commercial assay (IDEXX SNAP 4Dx) at the earliest time point of the study, with 119 dogs testing positive. However, no association was noted between Brugia infection and a dog being positive for Di. immitis antigen, with only seven of the 119 Di. immitis antigen-positive dogs being Brugia-positive. This is the first report of Brugia sp. in domestic dogs in Chad and additional research is needed to definitively identify the species present, elucidate transmission, and understand potential risks to canine and human health.


Assuntos
Doenças do Gato , Doenças do Cão , Filariose , Animais , Brugia/genética , Doenças do Gato/parasitologia , Gatos , Chade/epidemiologia , Doenças do Cão/parasitologia , Cães , Dracunculus , Filariose/epidemiologia , Filariose/parasitologia , Filariose/veterinária , Humanos , Filogenia , RNA Ribossômico 18S , RNA Ribossômico 5,8S , Zoonoses
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J Infect Dev Ctries ; 16(8.1): 20S-25S, 2022 08 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36156498

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Guinea worm disease is caused by Dracunculus medinensis. Transmission of the disease depends on vectors (copepods). Abate applications in targeted water sources to control copepod is the main intervention. The aim of this study was to assess vector control practice in the guinea worm endemic region of Gambela, Ethiopia and to identify elimination gaps. METHODOLOGY: Retrospective analysis of routine program data recorded from 2016 to 2020 was performed. Pre-and post-copepod test is conducted on water ponds to determine the density of copepods. Based on the copepod density, the chemical is applied accordingly. The five years data was obtained from Ethiopian public health institute electronic database with permission. RESULTS: A total of 22,131 water ponds were treated during the past five years. Out of the total treated in 2020, 4,669/7,266 (64%) were found with > 9 Copepods during pre-copepod test. 130/7,266 (1.79%) of water ponds which were post-tested after Abate application failed the requirement of scoring ≤ 9 copepods. Of the 130 water ponds, 115 (88.5%) were observed during the transmission season (April to November). Abate application trend had increased by 28.9% during the 5 years period. According to the database, some of the largest water sources found in infection reporting villages missed their 28 days regular treatment schedule. CONCLUSIONS: A single water source that has not been treated effectively could be a source of infection for both humans and animals. The practice of Abate application should be enhanced and monitored regularly. The documenting system should be improved for quality, timely information and action.


Assuntos
Dracunculus , Temefós , Animais , Etiópia/epidemiologia , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Água
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Lancet Microbe ; 3(2): e105-e112, 2022 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35544041

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Dracunculiasis (also known as Guinea worm disease), caused by the Dracunculus medinensis nematode, is progressing towards eradication, with a reduction in cases from 3·5 million cases in the mid-1980s to only 54 human cases at the end of 2019. Most cases now occur in Chad. On April 19, 2019, a 19-year-old woman presented with D medinensis in an area within the Salamat region of Chad, where the disease had not been previously reported. We aimed to investigate the connection between this case and others detected locally and elsewhere in Chad using a combination of epidemiological and genetic approaches. METHODS: In this cross-sectional field study, we conducted household case searches and informal group interviews in the Bogam, Liwi, and Tarh villages in Chad. All community members including children were eligible for participation in the outbreak investigation. Adult female D medinensis associated with this outbreak were collected for genetic analysis (18 from humans and two from dogs). Four mitochondrial genes and 22 nuclear microsatellite markers were used to assess relatedness of worms associated with the outbreak in comparison with other worms from elsewhere in Chad. FINDINGS: Between April 12 and Sept 6, 2019, we identified 22 human cases and two canine cases of dracunculiasis associated with 15 households. Six (40%) of the 15 affected households had multiple human or canine cases within the household. Most cases of dracunculiasis in people were from three villages in Salamat (21 [95%] of 22 cases), but one case was detected nearly 400 km away in Sarh city (outside the Salamat region). All people with dracunculiasis reported a history of consuming fish and unfiltered water. Worms associated with this outbreak were genetically similar and shared the same maternal lineage. INTERPRETATION: Molecular epidemiological results suggest a point-source outbreak that originated from a single female D medinensis, rather than newly identified sustained local transmission. The failure of the surveillance system to detect the suspected canine infection in 2018 highlights the challenge of canine D medinensis detection, particularly in areas under passive surveillance. Human movement can also contribute to dracunculiasis spread over long distances. FUNDING: The Carter Center.


Assuntos
Dracunculíase , Dracunculus , Animais , Chade/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Surtos de Doenças/veterinária , Cães , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculus/genética , Feminino , Humanos
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Curr Biol ; 32(4): R170-R173, 2022 02 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35231412

RESUMO

Domestic dogs have an important role in the ecology of transmission of the Guinea worm, a debilitating human parasite. A new study documents how fish content in dogs' diets can predict Guinea worm infection status, suggesting additional avenues for control.


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Doenças Transmissíveis , Doenças do Cão , Dracunculíase , Animais , Dieta/veterinária , Doenças do Cão/parasitologia , Doenças do Cão/transmissão , Cães , Dracunculíase/parasitologia , Dracunculíase/prevenção & controle , Dracunculíase/transmissão , Dracunculus , Humanos
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Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 106(3): 818-822, 2022 01 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35073509

RESUMO

Dracunculus medinensis, also known as the African Guinea worm, is the causative agent of dracunculiasis and the focus of the global Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP). Transmission of D. medinensis to humans occurs primarily by drinking water containing cyclopoid copepods infected with third-stage D. medinensis larvae. A common intervention to interrupt transmission and decrease the number of copepods in infected water bodies is the application of the organophosphate larvicide Abate® (temephos). However, the use of alternative compounds to help decrease copepod populations would be beneficial to the GWEP. We compared the immobilization of copepods by three compounds: Abate, Natular® (spinosad), and diflubenzuron. Our results confirm that neither diflubenzuron nor Natular immobilized copepods as quickly or as effectively as Abate. However, doubling or tripling the suggested concentration of Natular resulted in immobilization rates similar to Abate over 72 hours of continuous exposure. Further research on the possible effects of higher concentrations of Natular on the environment and nontarget organisms is necessary to determine whether this compound can be used safely to control the copepod population.


Assuntos
Copépodes , Diflubenzuron , Dracunculíase , Animais , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculus , Combinação de Medicamentos , Humanos , Macrolídeos , Temefós
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Curr Biol ; 32(4): 775-782.e4, 2022 02 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34910949

RESUMO

Exploitation of natural resources is a driver of human infectious disease emergence. The emergence of animal reservoirs of Guinea worm Dracunculus medinensis, particularly in domestic dogs Canis familiaris, has become the major impediment to global eradication of this human disease. 93% of all Guinea worms detected worldwide in 2020 were in dogs in Chad. Novel, non-classical pathways for transmission of Guinea worm in dogs, involving consumption of fish, have been hypothesized to support the maintenance of this animal reservoir. We quantified and analyzed variation in Guinea worm emergence in dogs in Chad, across three climatic seasons, in multiple villages and districts. We applied forensic stable isotope analyses to quantify dietary variation within and among dogs and GPS tracking to characterize their spatial ecology. At the end of the hot-dry season and beginning of the wet season, when fishing by people is most intensive, Guinea worm emergence rates in dogs were highest, dogs ate most fish, and fish consumption was most closely associated with disease. Consumption of fish by dogs enables a non-classical transmission pathway for Guinea worm in Chad. Seasonal fisheries and the facilitation of dogs eating fish are likely contributing to disease persistence and to this key impediment to human disease eradication. Interrelated natural resource use, climatic variation, companion animal ecology, and human health highlight the indispensability of One Health approaches to the challenges of eradicating Guinea worm and other zoonotic diseases.


Assuntos
Dracunculíase , Dracunculus , Animais , Cães , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculíase/prevenção & controle , Dracunculíase/veterinária , Pesqueiros , Humanos , Estações do Ano , Zoonoses
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PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 15(8): e0009675, 2021 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34370746

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: In the absence of a vaccine or pharmacological treatment, prevention and control of Guinea worm disease is dependent on timely identification and containment of cases to interrupt transmission. The Chad Guinea Worm Eradication Program (CGWEP) surveillance system detects and monitors Guinea worm disease in both humans and animals. Although Guinea worm cases in humans has declined, the discovery of canine infections in dogs in Chad has posed a significant challenge to eradication efforts. A foundational information system that supports the surveillance activities with modern data management practices is needed to support continued program efficacy. METHODS: We sought to assess the current CGWEP surveillance and information system to identify gaps and redundancies and propose system improvements. We reviewed documentation, consulted with subject matter experts and stakeholders, inventoried datasets to map data elements and information flow, and mapped data management processes. We used the Information Value Cycle (IVC) and Data-Information System-Context (DISC) frameworks to help understand the information generated and identify gaps. RESULTS: Findings from this study identified areas for improvement, including the need for consolidation of forms that capture the same demographic variables, which could be accomplished with an electronic data capture system. Further, the mental models (conceptual frameworks) IVC and DISC highlighted the need for more detailed, standardized workflows specifically related to information management. CONCLUSIONS: Based on these findings, we proposed a four-phased roadmap for centralizing data systems and transitioning to an electronic data capture system. These included: development of a data governance plan, transition to electronic data entry and centralized data storage, transition to a relational database, and cloud-based integration. The method and outcome of this assessment could be used by other neglected tropical disease programs looking to transition to modern electronic data capture systems.


Assuntos
Doenças do Cão/prevenção & controle , Dracunculíase/veterinária , Dracunculus/fisiologia , Animais , Chade/epidemiologia , Erradicação de Doenças , Doenças do Cão/epidemiologia , Doenças do Cão/parasitologia , Cães , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculíase/parasitologia , Dracunculíase/prevenção & controle , Dracunculus/genética
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BMJ Open ; 11(8): e049732, 2021 08 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34353803

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: To quantify conflict events and access across countries that remain to be certified free of transmission of Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm disease) or require postcertification surveillance as part of the Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP). SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Populations living in Guinea worm affected areas across seven precertification countries and 13 postcertification sub-Saharan African countries. OUTCOME MEASURES: The number of conflict events and rates per 100 000 population, the main types of conflict and actors reported to be responsible for events were summarised and mapped across all countries. Chad and Mali were presented as case studies. Guinea worm information was based on GWEP reports. Conflict data were obtained from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. Maps were created using ArcGIS V.10.7 and access was measured as regional distance and time to cities. RESULTS: More than 980 000 conflict events were reported between 2000 and 2020, with a significant increase since 2018. The highest number and rates were reported in precertification Mali (n=2556; 13.0 per 100 000), South Sudan (n=2143; 19.4), Democratic Republic of Congo (n=7016; 8.1) and postcertification Nigeria (n=6903; 3.4), Central Africa Republic (n=1251; 26.4), Burkina Faso (n=2004; 9.7). Violence against civilians, protests and battles were most frequently reported with several different actors involved including Unidentified Armed Groups and Boko Haram. Chad and Mali had contracting epidemiological and conflict situations with affected regions up to 700 km from the capital or 10 hours to the nearest city. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the spatial-temporal patterns of conflict events, identifying hotspots, the actors responsible and their sphere of influence is critical for the GWEP and other public health programmes to develop practical risk assessments, deliver essential health interventions, implement innovative surveillance, determine certification and meet the goals of eradication.


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Dracunculíase , Dracunculus , Animais , Burkina Faso , Certificação , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculíase/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Mali/epidemiologia
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Int J Parasitol ; 51(12): 1027-1034, 2021 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34246634

RESUMO

Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) has exerted a high human health burden in parts of Africa. Complete eradication of Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) may be delayed by the circulation of the parasite in domestic dogs. As with humans, dogs acquire the parasite by directly ingesting infected copepods, and recent evidence suggests that consuming frogs that ingested infected copepods as tadpoles may be a viable transmission route (paratenic route). To understand the relative contributions of direct and paratenic transmission routes, we developed a mathematical model that describes transmission of Guinea worm between dogs, copepods and frogs. We explored how the parasite basic reproductive number (R0) depends on parameters amenable to actionable interventions under three scenarios: frogs/tadpoles do not consume copepods; tadpoles consume copepods but frogs do not contribute to transmission; and frogs are paratenic hosts. We found a non-monotonic relationship between the number of dogs and R0. Generally, frogs can contribute to disease control by removing infected copepods from the waterbody even when paratenic transmission can occur. However, paratenic transmission could play an important role in maintaining the parasite when direct transmission is reduced by interventions focused on reducing copepod ingestion by dogs. Together, these suggest that the most effective intervention strategies may be those which focus on the reduction of copepods, as this reduces outbreak potential irrespective of the importance of the paratenic route.


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Copépodes , Dracunculíase , Animais , Anuros , Surtos de Doenças , Cães , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculíase/prevenção & controle , Dracunculíase/veterinária , Dracunculus
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PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 15(7): e0009609, 2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34310598

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BACKGROUND: 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 Guinea worm, raising questions about paratenic hosts and cross-species transmission. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We coupled genomic and surveillance case data from 2012-2018 to investigate the modes of transmission between dog and human hosts and the geographic connectivity of worms. Eighty-six variants across four genes in the mitochondrial genome identified 41 genetically distinct worm genotypes. Spatiotemporal modeling revealed worms with the same genotype ('genetically identical') were within a median range of 18.6 kilometers of each other, but largely within approximately 50 kilometers. Genetically identical worms varied in their degree of spatial clustering, suggesting there may be different factors that favor or constrain transmission. Each worm was surrounded by five to ten genetically distinct worms within a 50 kilometer radius. As expected, we observed a change in the genetic similarity distribution between pairs of worms using variants across the complete mitochondrial genome in an independent population. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: In the largest study linking genetic and surveillance data to date of Guinea worm cases in Chad, we show genetic identity and modeling can facilitate the understanding of local transmission. The co-occurrence of genetically non-identical worms in quantitatively identified transmission ranges highlights the necessity for genomic tools to link cases. The improved discrimination between pairs of worms from variants identified across the complete mitochondrial genome suggests that expanding the number of genomic markers could link cases at a finer scale. These results suggest that scaling up genomic surveillance for Guinea worm may provide additional value for programmatic decision-making critical for monitoring cases and intervention efficacy to achieve elimination.


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Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculus/genética , Vigilância da População/métodos , Animais , Chade/epidemiologia , DNA de Helmintos/genética , Marcadores Genéticos , Genoma Helmíntico , Genoma Mitocondrial , Humanos
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 11802, 2021 06 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34083638

RESUMO

Dracunculus spp. are parasitic nematodes that infect numerous species of mammals and reptiles. The life cycles of Dracunculus species are complex, and unknowns remain regarding the role of paratenic and transport hosts in transmission to definitive hosts. We had two primary objectives: to assess the susceptibility of several species of anurans, lizards, and fish as paratenic hosts for Dracunculus species, and to determine the long-term persistence of Dracunculus infections in African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). Animals were orally exposed to copepods infected with infectious third-stage larvae (L3s) of either Dracunculus insignis or D. medinensis. Dracunculus L3s were recovered from four anuran species, two lizard species, and one fish species, demonstrating that Dracunculus can infect tissues of a diversity of species. In long-term persistence trials, D. medinensis L3s were recovered from African clawed frogs tissues up to 58 days post-infection, and D. insignis L3s were recovered up to 244 days post-infection. Our findings regarding the susceptibility of novel species of frogs, lizards, and fish to infection with Dracunculus nematodes, and long-term persistence of L3s in paratenic hosts, address pressing knowledge gaps regarding Dracunculus infection in paratenic hosts and may guide future research regarding the transmission of Dracunculus to definitive mammalian hosts.


Assuntos
Doenças dos Animais/parasitologia , Anuros , Dracunculíase/veterinária , Dracunculus , Peixes , Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita , Lagartos , Animais , Larva
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Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 105(1): 188-195, 2021 05 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34029207

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The total number of Guinea worm cases has been reduced by 99.9% since the mid-1980s when the eradication campaign began. Today, the greatest number of cases is reported from Chad. In this report, we use surveillance data collected by the Chad Guinea Worm Eradication Program to describe trends in human epidemiology. In total, 114 human cases were reported during the years 2010-2018, with highest rates of containment (i.e., water contamination prevented) in the years 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017 (P < 0.0001). Approximately half of case-patients were female, and 65.8% of case-patients were aged 30 years or younger (mean: 26.4 years). About 34.2% of case-patients were farmers. Cases were distributed across many ethnicities, with a plurality of individuals being of the Sara Kaba ethnicity (21.3%). Most cases occurred between the end of June and the end of August and were clustered in the Chari Baguirmi (35.9%) and Moyen Chari regions (30.1%). Cases in the northern Chari River area peaked in April and in August, with no clear temporal pattern in the southern Chari River area. History of travel within Chad was reported in 7.0% of cases, and male case-patients (12.5%) were more likely than female case-patients (1.7%) to have reported a history of travel (P = 0.03). Our findings confirm that human Guinea worm is geographically disperse and rare. Although the proportion of case-patients with travel history is relatively small, this finding highlights the challenge of surveillance in mobile populations in the final stages of the global eradication campaign.


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Erradicação de Doenças/estatística & dados numéricos , Erradicação de Doenças/tendências , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculíase/fisiopatologia , Dracunculus/isolamento & purificação , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Animais , Chade/epidemiologia , Métodos Epidemiológicos , Feminino , Previsões , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vigilância da População , Adulto Jovem
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PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 15(3): e0009285, 2021 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33735242

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BACKGROUND: Guinea worm is a debilitating parasitic infection targeted for eradication. Annual human cases have dropped from approximately 3,500,000 in 1986 to 54 in 2019. Recent identification of canine cases in Chad threatens progress, and therefore detection, prevention, and containment of canine cases is a priority. We investigated associations between disease knowledge, community engagement, and canine cases in Chad to identify opportunities to improve active surveillance. METHODS: We surveyed 627 respondents (villagers, local leaders, community volunteers, and supervisors) across 45 villages under active surveillance. Descriptive statistics were analyzed by respondent category. Logistic regression models were fitted to assess the effects of volunteer visit frequency on villager knowledge. RESULTS: Knowledge increased with respondents' associations with the Guinea worm program. Household visit frequency by community volunteers was uneven: 53.0% of villagers reported visits at least twice weekly and 21.4% of villagers reported never being visited. Villagers visited by a volunteer at least twice weekly had better knowledge of Guinea worm symptoms (OR: 1.71; 95% CI: 1.04-2.79) and could name more prevention strategies (OR: 2.04; 95% CI: 1.32-3.15) than villagers visited less frequently. The primary motivation to report was to facilitate care-seeking for people with Guinea worm. Knowledge of animal "containment" to prevent contamination of water, knowledge of rewards for reporting animal cases, and ability to name any reasons to report Guinea worm were each positively correlated with village canine case counts. CONCLUSIONS: Community volunteers play crucial roles in educating their neighbors about Guinea worm and facilitating surveillance. Additional training and more attentive management of volunteers and supervisors could increase visit frequency and further amplify their impact. Emphasizing links between animal and human cases, the importance of animal containment, and animal rewards might improve surveillance and canine case detection. The surveillance system should be evaluated routinely to expand generalizability of data and monitor changes over time.


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Doenças do Cão/epidemiologia , Dracunculíase/epidemiologia , Dracunculíase/veterinária , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Prevenção Primária/métodos , Adulto , Animais , Chade/epidemiologia , Doenças do Cão/parasitologia , Cães , Dracunculus/isolamento & purificação , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto , Prevenção Primária/educação , Inquéritos e Questionários
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