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  1. May i please have a paid vacation from September 16 - November 9?

    #Congress
    #Parasites

  2. If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.

    "Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."

    nature.com/articles/d41586-024

    #Diseases #Parasites #GuineaWorm #TropicalDiseases

  3. If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.

    "Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."

    nature.com/articles/d41586-024

    #Diseases #Parasites #GuineaWorm #TropicalDiseases

  4. If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.

    "Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."

    nature.com/articles/d41586-024

    #Diseases #Parasites #GuineaWorm #TropicalDiseases

  5. If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.

    "Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."

    nature.com/articles/d41586-024

    #Diseases #Parasites #GuineaWorm #TropicalDiseases

  6. If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.

    "Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."

    nature.com/articles/d41586-024

    #Diseases #Parasites #GuineaWorm #TropicalDiseases