Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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A final round of testing indicates the Dominican Republic – with the Carter Center's help – has eliminated the debilitating disease lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

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Hispaniola Makes Strides Against Disfiguring Disease:
cartercenter.org/news/features/h/lymphatic-filariasis/hispaniola-makes-strides-against-disfiguring-disease.html

Community Banks on End of Malaria:
cartercenter.org/news/features/h/hispaniola/community-banks-on-end-of-malaria.html

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