2008 Guinea Worm Status
Date
July 12, 2008
Description
Dr. Don Hopkins discusses the statuus of the Guinea Worm Eradication Program and relates that to the lessons learned from smallpox eradication. Cases still occuring in Sudan, Nigeria, Pakistan.
He is introduced by Dr. Stanley Foster.
Source
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333
www.cdc.gov/museum
Citation
“2008 Guinea Worm Status,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed October 15, 2024, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/3547.