Carter Center landmark in disease eradication
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Carter Center declared another major step in ridding the world of guinea worm disease. Nigeria, once the worst-afflicted country in the world with 653,000 cases, has not reported a case in 12 months, said Dr. Donald R. Hopkins, chairman of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication, which is based at the Carter Center. Only four countries -- Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali and Sudan -- still report guinea worm disease. About 3,000 were found as of last month, down from three million when former President Jimmy Carter began his efforts.
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