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15 Human Cases of Guinea Worm Reported in 2024
May 15, 2025

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 15 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release:

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Update: 15 Human Cases of Guinea Worm Reported in 2024

A total of 15 human Guinea worm cases were reported in 2024 after a specimen from Chad was confirmed to be a human Guinea worm case. The final animal infection number for 2024 is 664.

Provisional numbers were announced on January 30, 2025 (https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2025/2024-guinea-worm-worldwi . . .

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