Table 1 A summary of post-guinea worm eradication certification efforts in Cameroon

○ Training of community health volunteers

○ Notification and timely investigation of GW rumors,^a and laboratory confirmation of every expulsed worm.

○ GW case surveillance:

 ○ active surveillance in health districts and communities which reported cases in the past with particular attention to those bordering with Nigeria and Chad

 ○ infection transmission interruption and case containment measures

 ○ obligatory weekly reporting by all health districts in the country as part of the National integrated epidemic-prone disease surveillance and response system (IDSR)

○ Information, education and communication on GW disease including vulgarization of information on the monetary reward

○ Money reward system in case of confirmed rumor

 ○ 4000 francs CFA (6.7 US dollars^b) for the person who identified and declared a case

 ○ 23,000 francs CFA (38.5 USD) reward given to an indigenous patient with GW ·

 ○ 3000 FCFA (5.0 USD) for an imported patient

 ○ 10,000 FCFA (16.7 USD) for the Health facility which manages the case

 ○ 40,0000 (67 USD) for the patient’s community to support the treatment of water sources