Update: dracunculiasis eradication--Mali and Niger, 1993.

Mali and Niger, countries in West Africa, ranked sixth and eighth in the number of reported cases of dracunculiasis (i.e., Guinea worm disease) in 1992. In March 1993, Global 2000, Inc., and the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Research, Training, and Eradication of Dracunculiasis at CDC began providing direct assistance for the eradication of dracunculiasis in both countries by assigning a resident public health advisor to each country. This report summarizes surveillance data for the two countries during 1991-1993 and describes their progress toward eradication of dracunculiasis.