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22 July 2026
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Cassava kills 200 people a year — yet 500 million still eat it

The WHO has not published a revised global death toll estimate beyond the figure of approximately 200 annual fatalities, and no international regulatory framework currently governs cassava preparation standards across the countries where it is most consumed. As food insecurity persists in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America — regions where konzo outbreaks have historically occurred — the question of how to scale safe preparation practices at the community level remains open.

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