In 1980, the world successfully eradicated smallpox using vaccines.

[petergleick@fediscience.org]

In 1980, the world successfully eradicated smallpox using vaccines.

Today, we're on the verge of eliminating a second disease -- Guinea worm -- because of the efforts of Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center.

In 1980 there were 36,000 cases of Guinea worm disease. In 2023, there were 14.

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https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376790/WER9920-249-269.pdf?sequence=1