The village of 500 people hadn't seen Guinea worm infections since 2014, until Nyingong Aguek and her two sons drank swampy water while traveling in 2022. A fourth person also got infected.

In the six African countries, reported infections in animals declined 26%, from 885 in 2023 to 654 in 2024. Chad reduced Guinea worm infections by 43% (from 497 to 281), its fifth consecutive year ...

with only 13 human infections reported. Eight of the 14 cases that occurred last year happened in Chad, and the rest were in South Sudan. Cases of Guinea worm also decreased among animal ...

Guinea worm disease, caused by the parasite *Dracunculus medinensis*, is transmitted mainly through the consumption of ...

Curtis Kohlhaas, who has served President Jimmy Carter for over 20 years, said that just as the Centre has grown to be a world leader in eradicating and eliminating neglected tropical diseases, NTDs, ...