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Efforts to eradicate the disfiguring mosquito-borne infection lymphatic filariasis are advancing, but it is still rife in 51 countries

Archived version: https://archive.li/q2b8x

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fglobal-development%2F2024%2Foct%2F25%2Fgenital-swelling-disease-mosquito-borne-infection-lymphatic-filariasis-hydrocele

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I mean sure, but the comparison here would roughly be a parasite that causes a melon sized tumor ~~on~~ inside of one of your ovaries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

yeah I was just making a joke reference to an episode of the shield.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I thought it was better than the sopranos. I would give my main gripe about the series but it involves a major spoiler for episode one.