A year after Jimmy Carter's death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low

Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease ...
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN

Ancient disease poised to become second ever to be eradicated: The Carter Center

2025 saw the lowest number of human Guinea worm cases ever recorded, a year after the passing of former President Jimmy ...

World creeps closer to eradicating human Guinea worm cases, with just 10 last year: Carter Center

There were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025, a historic low announced ...
KPBS

A new documentary about a dastardly worm and a heroic effort by Jimmy Carter

The villain of this new documentary is a worm — but not just any worm. "We have known monsters, all kinds of monsters," Waleed Eltayeb declares. "Then there's the dragon, this fiery serpent, this ...
AllAfrica on MSN

Guinea worm disease reaches all-time low: Only 10 human cases reported in 2025

Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient ...
NBC Bay Area

World leaders remember former President Jimmy Carter as humanitarian, peacemaker

World leaders representing some of the United States' closest allies as well as nations friendly to the country memorialized former President Jimmy Carter as a peacemaker and humanitarian for the ages ...