Today, Guinea worm still exists.

今天，几内亚龙线虫仍然存在。

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

答：麦地那龙线虫实际上是一种真虫。

CDC says Guinea worm no longer strikes in Asia.

中心说几内亚虫在亚洲不再为害。

It is the technical term for Guinea worm disease.

麦地那龙线虫是几内亚虫病的学名。

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

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。

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

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。

And it is not unusual for an infected person to have more than 1 Guinea worm.

而且，通常患者感染不止一条几内亚龙线虫。

The map of areas where guinea worm disease is endemic has shrunk to its smallest size ever.

流行麦地那龙线虫病的地域图已经缩至很小，且从未这样小过。

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

关于麦地那龙线虫病，报告估计了完成任务所需的资金。

Water - related diseases, like cholera and guinea worm, kill millions of people each year, mostly children.

与水有关的疾病，比如霍乱和虫，每年能杀死数百万人口，其中大多数是儿童。

In the 1980s, 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.

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。

When guinea-worm disease is eradicated, this will be the first disease kicked out of its human host, not by a powerful vaccine, but by health education and behaviour change.

当几内亚线虫病得以消灭之时，将是不用强有力的疫苗，而是利用健康教育和行为改变从人类宿主中剔除出去的首个疾病。

Due to concentrated efforts by the international community and the endemic countries, the number of cases of guinea-worm disease was reduced to about 16 000 by 2004.

由于国际社会和流行国家的集中努力，到2004年已将麦地那龙线虫病的病例数减少至约16 000。

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

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。

Today, guinea-worm disease is prevalent in only 11 countries in Africa including Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo.

今天，麦地那龙线虫病仅在非洲11个国家流行，包括苏丹、尼日利亚、加纳、马里、尼日尔和多哥。

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

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。

At the beginning of the 20th century, guinea-worm disease was widespread in many countries in Africa and Asia.

在20世纪初，麦地那龙线虫病在非洲和亚洲许多国家广泛流行。

Only 1,797 cases of guinea-worm disease were reported in 2010, compared with 3.5 million in 1986.

2010年只有1797例麦地那龙线虫病病例报告，远低于1986年的350万例病例报告数。

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（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。

When we reach the goal for guinea-worm disease – and we are very close – this will be the first disease eradicated by behavioural change alone, without support from a vaccine or drug.

我们现在已非常接近实现关于几内亚蠕虫病的目标，该目标一旦实现，这将是无需疫苗或药物，只通过改变行为予以根除的第一个疾病。

As you know, we are on the brink of eradicating guinea-worm disease, and funds are being secured to ensure this happens.

大家知道，我们正接近根除麦地那龙虫线病，确保实现这一目标的资金已经有保证。

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

该病症称为麦地那龙线虫病。