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Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort (www.bbc.com)
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“Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilization itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Would fit in well with smallpox eradication day: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/5/3/23709475/smallpox-world-health-organization-disease-covid-vaccination-health