About the Authors

Saugat Karki

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

SKarki@cdc.gov

Affiliation Surveillance and Data Management Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Adam Weiss

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Guinea Worm Eradication Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jina Dcruz

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Population Health Workforce Branch, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Dorothy Hunt

Roles Investigation, Resources, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Guinea Worm Eradication Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Brandon Haigood

Roles Investigation, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Guinea Worm Eradication Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Philip Tchindebet Ouakou

Roles Data curation, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Guinea Worm Eradication Program, Ministry of Public Health and National Solidarity, N’Djamena, Chad

Elisabeth Chop

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Guinea Worm Eradication Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Hubert Zirimwabagabo

Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Guinea Worm Eradication Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Beth L. Rubenstein

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sarah Yerian

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Guinea Worm Eradication Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sharon L. Roy

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Mary L. Kamb

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Sarah Anne J. Guagliardo

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Guinea Worm Eradication Program, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.