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A veteran science journalist who has covered everything from West Africa’s Ebola outbreak to the Cambrian explosion, Amy Maxmen had never encountered anything like konzo.
By Amy Maxmen
Dr. Ahmed Fahal, of the Mycetoma Research Center, and Nathalie Strub Wourgaft, of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, examine patients to learn about their experiences with mycetoma. Neil Brandvold/DNDi.