Dzhumaev M D
Med Parazitol (Mosk). 1997 Apr-Jun(2):52-4.
Dracunculiasis was mainly spread in Bukhara. Control was made in two directions: 1) timely detection of patients, their registration, treatment and parasitic decontamination; 2) elimination of Dracunculus larvae-infected Cyclops in the water reservoirs. The prevalence of the disease is as high as 20% and a total of 1116 patients were identified. Only one patient was notified in 1931. In 1932, foci of Dracunculus stopped its existence in Old Bukhara and 56 neighboring inhabited areas.
麦地那龙线虫病主要在布哈拉传播。防治工作从两个方面开展：1）及时发现患者，对其进行登记、治疗和寄生虫净化；2）消灭水库中感染麦地那龙线虫幼虫的剑水蚤。该病的患病率高达20%，共确诊1116例患者。1931年仅有1例患者被通报。1932年，麦地那龙线虫病疫源地在旧布哈拉及56个相邻居民区不再存在。
