Meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication -- 29 October 2008.

The article presents information on the thirteenth International Task Force for Disease Eradication meeting that was held at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia on October 29, 2008. Topics discussed at the meeting include updates on lymphatic filariasis and malaria elimination efforts from Hispaniola's Caribbean Island, the status of the campaign for the elimination of dracunculiasis and lymphatic filariasis, and an account on the review of the control programmes for buruli ulcer.