Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort
The World Health Organization says the disease "that plagued pharaohs" now belongs to Egypt's history.
cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/33029458
“Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilization itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Some Sudanese mosquitoes about to ruin their whole day:
(Yes I am aware they don't mean 100% forever)