MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1994 Apr 29;43(16):293-5.
In 1989, Ghana and Nigeria, countries in west Africa, ranked first and second in the number of reported cases of dracunculiasis (i.e., Guinea worm disease) with 179,556 cases and 640,008 cases respectively. During 1987-1988, Global 2000 and the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Research, Training, and Eradication of Dracunculiasis at CDC initiated direct, on-site assistance for the eradication of dracunculiasis in Ghana and Nigeria. This report summarizes surveillance data for the two countries during 1993 and describes efforts toward eradication of dracunculiasis.
1989年，西非国家加纳和尼日利亚的麦地那龙线虫病（即几内亚蠕虫病）报告病例数分别为179,556例和640,008例，位居第一和第二。1987 - 1988年期间，全球2000计划以及位于美国疾病控制与预防中心的世界卫生组织（WHO）麦地那龙线虫病研究、培训和根除合作中心开始对加纳和尼日利亚的麦地那龙线虫病根除工作提供直接的现场援助。本报告总结了这两个国家1993年的监测数据，并描述了根除麦地那龙线虫病所做的努力。
