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Guinea worm disease is close to being eradicated (ourworldindata.org)
submitted 9 months ago by InEnduringGrowStrong to c/goodnewseveryone
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[–] threelonmusketeers 4 points 9 months ago

Only 13 cases were reported globally in 2022. The world is so close to the goal and with dedicated effort, we may soon achieve it. After thousands of years, the entire world may soon be free of this debilitating disease.

Nice, we're getting close. This would be the third disease eliminated, second human disease eliminated, correct?

(Smallpox and Rinderpest being the previous two)