MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1994 Feb 4;43(4):69-71.
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.
马里和尼日尔是西非国家，在1992年麦地那龙线虫病（即几内亚蠕虫病）报告病例数中分别排名第六和第八。1993年3月，全球2000公司和位于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、培训及根除合作中心开始通过为每个国家指派一名驻地公共卫生顾问，为这两个国家的麦地那龙线虫病根除工作提供直接援助。本报告总结了这两个国家1991 - 1993年期间的监测数据，并描述了它们在麦地那龙线虫病根除方面取得的进展。
