WHITEHEAD: But even as the number of cases dwindled, new challenges emerged. In 2018, Guinea worm disease was found in Angola, a country not known to have cases in the past.

Guinea worm, the experts told Carter, could become the second. “President Carter, ... Villagers learned to watch for and report new cases — often for rewards of $100 or more.

Even after his passing, President Jimmy Carter’s legacy as a do-gooder continues to reach new milestones. The late president’s longtime goal of eradicating Guinea worm disease is now closer to ...

Because of Carter, the world has come incredibly close to wiping out Guinea worm. “I would like to see Guinea worm completely eradicated before I die,” Carter said at a press conference in 2015. “I’d ...

Guinea worm disease was first detected in dogs in 2012, forcing a shift in strategy. “Infection in dogs and cats in these last countries makes it harder to get there by 2030,” Tappero said.

In the 1980s, UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. ... global collaboration reached new heights from the late 1980s onward. In 1986, ...

“I would like to see Guinea worm completely eradicated before I die,” Carter said at a news conference in 2015. “I’d like for the last Guinea worm to die before I do. I think right now we ...

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.

Former President Jimmy Carter hoped to outlive the Guinea worm — and he came achingly close to achieving that goal. Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, and his nonprofit, the Carter Center, led ...