Children collect daily family water needs from new boreholes, which supply filtered water free of guinea worm larvae. (Photo by Louise Gubb/Corbis via Getty Images) This week, the world celebrated the ...

A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If ...

The common name “guinea worm” is derived from the Guinea region of West Africa. It is a round worm or nematode and begins its complex life cycle as a larva in fresh water inside copepods or tiny ...

Guinea worm disease, caused by the parasitic nematode Dracunculus medinensis, has been the focus of an ambitious global eradication programme since the 1980s. Transmission typically occurs through the ...

In the 1980s, UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. Joining them in that fight: former President Jimmy Carter. In June 2023, Mariam, a Sudanese refugee from the ...

I am writing this the day of the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. It is fitting to recognize and celebrate his many life achievements. Medically we should remember that his Carter ...