Saut-d'Eau Success in fighting Tropical Disease

According to program founder, Rev. Streit, the infection rate in Saut-d'Eau 13 years ago was over 44%. Nationwide 10% were estimated to have been infected. The latest round of testing by contrast reveals a 0.1% infection rate, nearly a 100% drop from results produced 10 ears ago.

The World Health Organization puts LF high up on the list of overlooked tropical diseases. LF is a disfiguring disease, in which the mosquito-borne thread worms settle inside lymph vessels, hindering them from battling bacterial and fungal infections. The symptoms of pain, fever, scarring, runny abscesses, and third-degree burns are made only more bizarre by massive swelling.

MDA has been administered throughout Haiti for three years, and earlier in Saut-d'Eau. Earl Carter, Assistant Dean of the College of Science at UND, commented ". . . by God's grace, this wretched disease is being eradicated from one of the more challenging environments in our hemisphere . . ." He credits Father Streit's persistence for the success of the MDA program. He adds donors have also played an integral role in accomplishing the success story of Saut-d'Eau.

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