"Guinea has hit a major milestone: sleeping sickness rates have dropped so low that the disease is no longer considered a health threat (there is now less than one case per 10,000 people).
Seven other countries – including Togo... and Chad... – have... hit the milestone
.. it’s the first time... [Guinea] has eliminated a neglected tropical disease. And it may mark a tipping point in the continent’s efforts to beat the pathogen."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/guinea-wipes-out-sleeping-sickness-rest-of-africa-next/
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