Update: dracunculiasis eradication--Nigeria, 1992.
The reported incidence of dracunculiasis (i.e., Guinea worm disease) in Nigeria declined substantially during 1992--the fourth consecutive year in which reports of known cases declined. This report summarizes dracunculiasis surveillance data for Nigeria and describes progress toward eradication of this disease.
D004320:Dracunculiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance