| guinea worm (dracunculus medinensis) eradication: a pilot study conducted at the ohaukwu local government areas, ebonyi state, nigeria, west africa. | the incidence and the prevalence of guinea worm disease, a major cause of disability and a frequent cause of serious permanent deformity, were both drastically reduced in ohaukwu local government communities, with the provision (through bore holes) of a safer form of drinking water. since 1986, the carter center program has been working to eradicate guinea worm. the bore holes were dug through the wasatan project, a japanese-funded grant awarded to the enugu state ministry of health to help prov ... | 2001 | 11456007 |