Mali
Current status
From 1 January - 30 September 2011, Mali has reported 10 cases of dracunculiasis compared to 32 cases in 2010 for the same period; a reduction of 69%. Cases in 2011 were reported from five villages.
- Alkite village in Kidal District, Kidal Region (5 cases),
- Banido, Baroueli District, Mopti Region (1 case),
- Fangaso village, Tominian District, Segou Region (2 cases),
- Nanguaye, Rharous District, Kidal Region (1 case),
- Nantaga, Rharous District, Mopti Region (1 case).
Only 4 cases, representing 44% of the total, were contained. All villages have so far reported indigenous cases.
54 rumours were reported and investigated.
2010: situation
Mali reported 57 cases from 22 localities in 5 of the country’s 8 regions: These are:
- Gao
- Kidal
- Mopti
- Ségou
- Tombouctou
New cases declined by 69% compared with the 186 cases reported from 52 localities in 2009.
A total of 4 cases were imported internally; 2 out of 22 villages reported only imported cases.
Of the total, 44 cases (77%) were contained.
The Tenenkou district in Mopti region did not report any case in 2010 but had reported 4 indigenous cases in 2009, all of which were contained.
The Douentza and Mopti districts in Mopti region, both of which reported no case in 2009, reported 2 indigenous cases in 2010, neither of which was contained.
All 13 uncontained cases were detected more than 24 hours after the worm emerged; 7 cases (54%) reportedly entered water sources.
Eight districts reported cases in 2010:
- Gao region/districts
- Gao (26)
- Ansongo (11)
- Tombouctou region
- Ghourma Rharous (10) accounted for (82%) of all cases reported in Mali.
Cases were also reported from the following districts:
- Kidal (5)and Tessalit (1) in Kidal region
- Tominian (2) in Segou region
- Douentza (1)
- Mopti (1) in Mopti region.
The majority of cases 54 (95%), occurred among the Touareg ethnic group.
A nationwide cash reward of CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine) 5000 (about US$ 10) is offered for the voluntary reporting of cases.
A total of 35 rumours were reported in 2010, all of which were investigated; 6 cases were confirmed, 2 in each of the following regions Kidal, Mopti and Segou.