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1. poulpy+L6[view] [source] 2026-02-04 14:59:52
>>bookof+(OP)
The decrease from 3.5 million cases to only 15 is impressive but I don't see how we can eradicate zoonoses
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2. bawolf+r8[view] [source] 2026-02-04 15:06:39
>>poulpy+L6
From the article it looks like they are working on that too

> To fully eradicate the disease, cases in animals (infected by the same species of worm) must also be wiped out. In 2025, animal cases were detected in Chad (147 cases), Mali (17), Cameroon (445), Angola (70), Ethiopia (1), and South Sudan (3).

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3. Insani+uc[view] [source] 2026-02-04 15:25:48
>>bawolf+r8
But the question would be how many more go undetected in those animals. (I.e if wild animals carry it, how accurate are these numbers).
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4. poulpy+NK[view] [source] 2026-02-04 17:54:23
>>Insani+uc
glancing at the wikipedia page on the topic it seems that it is limited to dogs, cat and baboons, and animal hosts have been only proved in the 2010s, so I guess they are unlikely to become infected by the parasite
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