For example, last year China and Egypt announced the elimination of lymphatic filariasis, a disease that currently disables some 40 million people.

例如，去年中国和埃及宣布已消灭淋巴丝虫病，这一疾病目前已使约四千万人为残疾。

One of the most common global causes of lymphedema is filariasis, an infection with nematode parasites, which are tiny worms; the most common species are: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.

丝虫病是淋巴水肿在全球范围内最普遍病因，为线虫类寄生虫所致；最常见物种有班氏吴策线虫、马来布鲁丝虫与帝汶布鲁丝虫。