Guinea Worm Case Countdown

For the official monthly updates on the Carter Center's reporting of Guinea worm disease cases, read Guinea Worm Wrap-Up >

*Provisional Reported Cases by Country, January – November 2012

South Sudan: 520

Mali: 7

Chad: 10

Ethiopia: 3

Provisional Guinea Worm
Disease Case Count
January – November 2012

540

This is a 49 percent decrease in reported cases from the same period 2011.

Countries with Current Guinea Worm Disease Transmission

South Sudan, Mali, Ethiopia, Chad

Down from 21 countries in Africa and Asia in 1986.

2011 Case Total

1,058

A 41 percent decrease from 2010.

Last update: Dec. 18, 2012

When The Carter Center began leading the international campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease in 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases in 21 countries in Africa and Asia. Today, that number has been reduced by more than 99.9 percent, with the vast majority of cases remaining in South Sudan. Guinea worm is poised to be the next human disease after smallpox to be eradicated.

Learn more about the Carter Center's work to fight Guinea worm disease >

Guinea Worm:
Countdown to Zero

The end of Guinea worm disease is within reach -- the result of an eradication campaign led by The Carter Center since 1986. Watch Now >

Oct. 13, 2012: 'Guinea Worm' Close to Extinction >
Published by Al Jazeera English

Aug. 27, 2012: Guinea Worm is Poised to Become the Second Human Disease to be Eradicated >
Published by The Washington Post.

July 22, 2012: The President and the
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Published by ABC News.

Guinea Worm Case Countdown

*Provisional Reported Cases by Country, January – November 2012

Provisional Guinea WormDisease Case CountJanuary – November 2012

Countries with Current Guinea Worm Disease Transmission

2011 Case Total

Provisional Guinea Worm
Disease Case Count
January – November 2012