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InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works to Good News Everyone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years 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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InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works to Good News Everyone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years 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

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

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    My old biology professor did her PhD on Guinea Worm Disease. She used to tell the nastiest stories about what it was like. Suffice to say I have a healthy fear of worms to this day.

    This is wonderful news!

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      Yea, fuck worms, well not literally.

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