Horrifying Parasitic Illness Reaches All-Time Low
Eradication Efforts Appear to Be Working, Health Officials Report
On Thursday, Carter accepted a $250,000 donation from GlaxoSmithKline toward another eradication effort against lymphatic filariasis, a threadlike parasitic worm that afflicts millions.
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On the Net: The Carter Center: http://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea-worm/index.html
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