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?
  • poweruser@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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!