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IT COULD be in the declaration of independence of the world’s 193rd country: peace, and freedom – from a debilitating parasite. Following last week’s referendum, Southern Sudan looks likely to split from the north, and the vote could lead to the eradication of an ancient disease.
War and neglect have made Southern Sudan the last stronghold of guinea worm, a water-borne parasite that grows inside the human body before emerging painfully through the skin, releasing its eggs when it senses water. Clean drinking water has wiped out guinea…
