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Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort

www.bbc.com Egypt declared malaria-free by World Health Organization

The World Health Organization says the disease "that plagued pharaohs" now belongs to Egypt's history.

Egypt declared malaria-free by World Health Organization

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“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.

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