MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995 Feb 17;44(6):117-9.
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease)--a disabling infection that affects persons in 16 African and three Asian countries--has been targeted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for global eradication by the end of 1995. A total of 221,055 cases were reported to WHO for 1993 (1). Efforts to eradicate dracunculiasis in each of the 19 affected countries are focused on interrupting all transmission. This report summarizes the impact of Pakistan's Guinea Worm Eradication Program (GWEP).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
麦地那龙线虫病（几内亚龙线虫病）——一种影响16个非洲国家和3个亚洲国家民众的致残性传染病——已被世界卫生组织（世卫组织）列为到1995年底在全球根除的目标疾病。1993年向世卫组织报告的病例总数为221,055例（1）。在19个受影响国家中，每个国家根除麦地那龙线虫病的努力都集中在阻断所有传播途径上。本报告总结了巴基斯坦几内亚龙线虫根除计划（GWEP）的影响。（摘要截选至250词）
