麦地那龙线虫

疾病预防控制中心称在亚洲麦地那龙线虫病已经销声匿迹了。

The C.D.C.says Guinea worm no longer strikes in Asia .

问：什么是麦地那龙线虫？

Q : What is guinea worm ?

最后，将向消灭麦地那龙线虫病国际认证委员会提出报告，供委员会审议。

Finally a report is submitted to the ICCDE for review .

麦地那龙线虫病极少致命，但是感染者数月不能工作。

Dracunculiasis is rarely fatal but infected people become non-functional for months .

该病症称为麦地那龙线虫病。

The condition is known as dracunculiasis or guinea-worm disease .

麦地那龙线虫是几内亚蠕虫的学名。

That is the technical name for Guninea worm disease .

答：麦地那龙线虫实际上是一种真虫。

A : Guinea worm is , in fact , a real worm .

儿童基金会根除麦地那龙线虫病方案技术支助工作队；

UNICEF dracunculiasis eradication programme technical support team ;

我们正在开展这样的两项行动：针对脊髓灰质炎和麦地那龙线虫病。

We have two such initiatives under way : for polio and for guinea worm disease .

麦地那龙线虫病非洲区域会议

African Regional Conference on Dracunculiasis

世卫组织提供技术指导，协调疾病消灭活动，在没有麦地那龙线虫病的地区实施监测并且为疾病消灭开展倡导活动。

WHO provides technical guidance , coordinates eradication activities , enforces surveillance in dracunculiasis-free areas and advocates for eradication .

在20世纪初，麦地那龙线虫病在非洲和亚洲许多国家曾呈广泛流行。

At the beginning of the20th century , guinea-worm disease was widespread in many countries in Africa and Asia .

关于麦地那龙线虫病，报告估计了完成任务所需的资金。

For guinea worm disease , the report gives an estimate of the funding needed to finish the job .

诸如由比尔和梅林达盖茨基金会提供的新资源，正使得麦地那龙线虫的根除变得可及。

And new resources , such as those provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , are bringing guinea-worm eradication within reach .

你们将审议的报告涉及这些机会中的两个：根除脊髓灰质炎和根除麦地那龙线虫病。

You will be considering reports on two of these opportunities : the eradication of polio and the eradication of guinea worm disease .

新近阻断了麦地那龙线虫病传播的国家需积极开展监测，这类监测应至少维持三年。

Active surveillance in a country that has recently interrupted guinea-worm disease transmission should be maintained for a minimum period of three years .

麦地那龙线虫病（又常常称为几内亚蠕虫病），是一种由麦地那龙线虫这种长型丝状的蠕虫引起的致残性寄生虫病。

Dracunculiasis ( more commonly known as guinea-worm disease ) is a crippling parasitic disease caused by Dracunculus medinensis , a long thread-like worm .

麦地那龙线虫病是即将被消灭的第二种疾病（第一种疾病是天花），人们一旦饮用了受污染的水后就会引发这种疾病。

Dracunculiasis is the second disease which is approaching eradication ( the first being smallpox ) and it occurs only after people drink contaminated water .

要被宣布为无麦地那龙线虫病状态，国家需要具备零病例传播报告，并在此之后的至少三年内保持积极监测。

To be declared free of dracunculiasis , a country needs to have reported zero transmission and afterwards maintained active surveillance for at least three years .

麦地那龙线虫病又称作几内亚线虫病，将成为首个不用疫苗，而是通过健康教育和行为改变得以消灭的疾病；

Dracunculiasis , also called guinea worm disease , will be the first disease eradicated not by a vaccine , but by health education and behaviour change ;

在20世纪80年代，普及率达到很高的水平，然后停滞不前，因为面临顽固的障碍，例如我们在根除脊髓灰质炎和麦地那龙线虫病的最后阶段中所见到的障碍。

In the1980s , coverage reached a high level and then stagnated , facing stubborn obstacles like those we see in the last stretch of polio and guinea worm eradication .

这是我国首次发现麦地那龙线虫感染人体病例。而控制养犬后调查换代家犬31只未见感染，人体病例亦不再出现。

This was the first human case of dracunculiasis acquired in China . 31 dogs were examined in September 1998 and no animals were found to be in - fected with this nematode .