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Good News Everyone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

Guinea worm disease is close to being eradicated

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Guinea worm disease is close to being eradicated

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Good News Everyone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

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Guinea worm disease is close to being eradicated – how was this progress achieved?

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In the late 1980s, there were near a million new cases of guinea worm disease recorded worldwide. In 2021, there were only 15. How was this achieved?

cross-posted from: https://derp.foo/post/428572

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So sad to see another extinction, we need to get some idiots to help spread GWD again!

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