parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates

a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin

guinea worm (dracunculiasis) control efforts have resulted in a 97% reduction in cases since 1986.

麦地那龙线虫病防控工作取得成效，自1986年以来病例减少了97%。

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

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。

the parasites enter the body when a person drinks water containing water fleas infected with guinea worm larvae, the young form of the worm.

当人们饮用了含有受几内亚幼虫，几内亚线虫的幼年期，感染的水蚤的水。 这种寄生虫就会随水蚤进入人体。

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。

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。

a: guinea worm is, in fact, a real worm.

答：麦地那龙线虫实际上是一种真虫。

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 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。

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。

cdc says guinea worm no longer strikes in asia.

中心说几内亚虫在亚洲不再为害。

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。

they worked to increase activism and donations to the global dracunculiasis eradication campaign. that is the technical name for guinea worm disease.

他们提出了全球根除麦地那龙线虫的活动，麦地龙那线虫是几内亚线虫的学名，加大了行动和资金的援助。

the c. d. c. says guinea worm no longer strikes in asia. most remaining cases are in sudan and ghana. the other countries affected are mali, niger and nigeria.

疾病预防中心称几内亚线虫已经不再对亚洲造成危害，大部份现存的病例来自苏丹和加纳，其它受影响的国家是马里，尼泊尔和尼日利亚。