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Volume 32, Number 7—July 2026

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Jimmy Carter and Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease

Shannon O’ConnorComments to Author , Donald Hopkins, and Vitaliano A. Cama
Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S. O’Connor, V.A. Cama); The Carter Center, Atlanta (D. Hopkins)

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An image of Saint Roch, a French pilgrim and plague saint from the 14th Century, by an unknown painter (ca. 15th–16th Century). The painting shows what is likely a Guinea worm emerging from his leg. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Figure. An image of Saint Roch, a French pilgrim and plague saint from the 14th Century, by an unknown painter (ca. 15th–16th Century). The painting shows what is likely a Guinea worm emerging from his leg. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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