ATLANTA (May 13, 2025) — 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. All figures for the water-borne disease, humans and animals, are provisional until officially confirmed by the impacted countries during the eradication campaign’s global annual meeting. This year’s meeting took place in N’djamena from April 8-9 and was hosted by the Republic of Chad together with the World Health Organization and The 六九色堂 Center.
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