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943084 Time country was certified free of guinea worm disease or status of certification     2024-06-25 09:06:35 2024-07-08 16:38:18     2023-2023 6581 30791   
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 0     time_frame_certified grapher/who/2024-06-17/guinea_worm/guinea_worm#time_frame_certified   2 major       WHO World Health Organization (2024) To be certified as free of [Guinea worm disease (Dracunculiasis)](#dod:guinea-worm), a country must have reported zero indigenous cases through active surveillance for at least three consecutive years. Elimination of [dracunculiasis[(#dod:guinea-worm)] is the confirmed absence of the emergence of adult female worms (the interruption of transmission of Dracunculus medinensis) in humans and animals for three consecutive years or longer from a country with such a low risk of reintroduction of the parasite that preventive measures could be reduced to a strict minimum. 
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 The current and historical values for the status of Guinea worm disease (Dracunculiasis) as certified by the WHO. To be certified as free of guinea worm disease, a country must have reported zero indigenous cases through active surveillance for at least three consecutive years. Data regarding certification status is available at the WHO: https://web.archive.org/web/20211024081702/https://apps.who.int/dracunculiasis/dradata/html/report_Countries_t0.html We have added the recent changes to Guinea worm disease certification: - Angola has had endemic statuss since 2020: https://www.who.int/news/item/23-09-2020-eradicating-dracunculiasis-human-cases-and-animal-infections-decline-as-angola-becomes-endemic - Kenya was certified guinea worm free in 2018: https://www.who.int/news/item/21-03-2018-dracunculiasis-eradication-south-sudan-claims-interruption-of-transmission-in-humans - DRC was certified guinea worm free in 2022: https://www.who.int/news/item/15-12-2022-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-certified-free-of-dracunculiasis-transmission-by-who       ordinal 
[
    "1997-1999",
    "2000s",
    "2010s",
    "2020s",
    "Pre-certification",
    "Endemic"
]
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