{
  "question": "Was today Guinea worm eradicated?",
  "url": "https://was.today/guinea-worm-eradicated",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — guinea worm is close but not eradicated: 10 human cases were reported worldwide in 2025.",
  "details": [
    "10 human cases in 2025: South Sudan 2, Chad 4, Ethiopia 4",
    "664 animal infections reported in 2024",
    "WHO has certified 200 countries free; 6 still uncertified"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health",
      "url": "https://hsph.harvard.edu/studio/events/a-public-health-success-story-the-near-eradication-of-guinea-worm-2/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health",
      "url": "https://aspph.org/event/a-public-health-success-story-the-near-eradication-of-guinea-worm/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Healio",
      "url": "https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20260313/guinea-worm-nears-eradication-carter-center-says#1"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-24",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/guinea-worm-eradicated/2026-10-24",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-24T06:56:09.174Z"
}