Since 1986, The Carter Center has led the international campaign to annihilate Guinea worm disease and has made tremendous progress.

Only 13 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported last year. Global eradication efforts are about to enter its most difficult phase, according to officials ...

Scores of posts, by Guinea worm insiders and casual observers, championed Carter with crown emojis and memes, lauding his decadeslong effort to curb the debilitating disease.

One of former President Carter's biggest hopes is wiping out an infectious parasitic disease that’s plagued humans for millennia. How close is he?

Carter leaves behind a legacy of tackling diseases affecting the poor in remote areas — notably Guinea worm disease. "He really put Guinea worm and other neglected tropical diseases on the ...

Late former President Jimmy Carter had the goal of ending guinea worm disease for 38 years. Now, his goal is almost at the finish line.

Carter leaves behind a legacy of tackling diseases affecting the poor in remote areas — notably Guinea worm disease. "He really put Guinea worm and other neglected tropical diseases on the map ...

After nearly 40 years of effort, Guinea worm disease is on the cusp of being the second human disease – after smallpox – to be eradicated on Earth.

Jimmy Carter hoped to outlive the Guinea worm — and he came achingly close. Carter helped lead a decades-long campaign against the parasitic infection.

Thanks to the efforts of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the Guinea worms that affected 3.5 million people in 1986 are now on the brink of extinction.

The Carter Center said Tuesday that only 13 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide last year.

Carter leaves behind a legacy of tackling diseases affecting the poor in remote areas — notably Guinea worm disease. "He really put Guinea worm and other neglected tropical diseases on the map ...