Egypt Eliminates Lymphatic Filariasis

WHO: Egypt: first country in Eastern Mediterranean region to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
“Egypt becomes the first country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the latest in the world to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem. … The country joins 10 others, already validated by WHO as achieving this criteria…” (3/12).

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