South Sudan Stops Transmission of Guinea Worm Disease
South Sudan has succeeded in interrupting transmission of Guinea worm disease, the country's minister of health has announced. As of the end of February 2018, South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011, had recorded zero cases of Guinea worm disease for 15 consecutive months.
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