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Can we eradicate a second human disease?

The Guardian's Science Weekly by The Guardian

Apr 7, 202600:15:37Religion & Spirituality

The number of human cases of guinea worm, a painful and debilitating tropical illness, fell to a record low of just 10 last year, according to the Carter Centre, the foundation set up by the late former US president Jimm...

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Can we eradicate a second human disease? is an episode from The Guardian's Science Weekly by The Guardian. The number of human cases of guinea worm, a painful and debilitating tropical illness, fell to a record low of just 10 last year, acc...

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Published Apr 7, 2026, 00:15:37 long, audio available.