1983年10月31日至11月8日在目内瓦召开了世界卫生组织丝虫病专家委员会会议。会议指出在许多热带国家内,各型淋巴性丝虫病依然是一个相当重要的公共卫生问题。有关淋巴性丝虫病的传播、治疗和防制仍有许多问题没有解决,以致于尽管到了2000年,有关的总目标将不能达到,除非各成员 From October 31 to November 8, 1983, a meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Filariasis was held in Geneva. The meeting noted that in many tropical countries, various forms of lymphatic filariasis remain a significant public health issue. There are still many problems with the transmission, treatment and control of lymphatic filariasis that remain unresolved, so that, by the year 2000, the overall goal will not be achieved unless all members