posts_gdocs: 1lOs-a6P61r8YnaFOycZ3QKGVs8YKOZm-QtVkl_Odo70

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                    "text": " have fallen dramatically in recent decades. ",
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                    "text": ", over 890,000 cases were recorded worldwide in 1989. As you can see on the chart \u2014 which we just updated with the latest data \u2014 only 14 human cases were reported in 2023.",
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                    "text": "Guinea worm disease is caused by the parasitic guinea worm, which mainly spreads through stagnant water sources like ponds. The worm\u2019s larvae enter the human body when a person drinks contaminated water, after which they penetrate the digestive tract to mature and reproduce within the body.",
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                    "text": "Around a year after the initial infection, the adult female breaks through the skin's surface, creating a painful blister through which it gradually emerges over several weeks. When it comes into contact with water, it releases new larvae and continues its life cycle.",
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                    "text": "The disease was previously endemic in over 20 countries in South Asia and Africa. An international eradication campaign has substantially decreased the number of cases by improving ",
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    "title": "Through sustained effort, we are close to eradicating guinea worm disease",
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