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Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort

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dotancohen ◴[21 Oct 24 14:24 UTC] No.41904529[source]▶
Do other states in the area have malaria? How and when were they resolved?
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1. soperj ◴[21 Oct 24 15:30 UTC] No.41905243[source]▶
The US and Canada used to have a big malaria problem. Over a thousand people died constructing the Rideau Canal, and majority were from malaria.[0]

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rideau_Canal#Construction_deat...