South Sudan Detects 3 New Guinea Worm Cases Causing Setback To Eradication Efforts

Associated Press: 3 new Guinea worm cases found in setback for South Sudan
“Three new cases of Guinea worm have been discovered in South Sudan, setting the country back in its efforts to eradicate the debilitating disease. … South Sudan had no reported cases in 2017, a rare success in the young nation deep in a five-year civil war…” (7/24).

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