World creeps closer to eradicating human Guinea worm cases, with just 10 last year: Carter Center
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ATLANTA (AP) — There were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025, a historic low announced Friday by The Carter Center. The new mark comes barely a year after the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter , who often said he hoped to outlive the Guinea worm . When the former president’s center launched an eradication program in the mid-1980s, the parasite still afflicted millions of people in developing countries. “We think about President Carter’
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