As written, the title is wrong, though the article does contain the correct statement that &quot;Guinea worm disease is on the brink of becoming the second ever <i>human disease</i> to be completely eradicated through human endeavour&quot;.<p>Rinderpest, a viral disease of cattle, has also been eradicated: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Eradication_of_infectious_diseases" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Eradication_of_infectious_dise...</a>